Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is developing nanopore technology, a revolutionary method of molecular detection and analysis with potential applications in DNA sequencing, diagnostics, drug development and defence.
Our BASE™ technology is a simple but elegant system with unique potential to transform the speed and cost of DNA sequencing. Recent interest in the “race for the $1000 genome" highlights the need for a new DNA sequencing technology that is so affordable and accessible that it will exponentially increase research and understanding of the genome. This knowledge will enable a new era in medicine, agriculture, energy, biodiversity, evolutionary biology, genealogy and many other fields.
The versatility of nanopore technology means that it can also be adapted to measure other molecules, including other nucleic acids, proteins, small organic molecules and ionic species. For more information please browse our website or contact us with any questions.
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Research into nanopores has been conducted at leading academic institutions worldwide for 15 years, revealing their unique capacity to detect and analyse specific molecules, i.e. to act as 'biosensors.” Oxford Nanopore was founded to develop this technology into potential commercial applications. Existing methods of detecting single molecules are complex and expensive, and an improved method could potentially enable applications such as: - Fast and inexpensive sequencing of DNA or ot...
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Nanopores may be adapted for the detection of different molecules.
These pages contain information on DNA sequencing, and the potential
for the detection of a wide range of other molecules. Please use the
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