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Advancements in Adventitious Agent Detection at ONT Biopharma Day

Serge Monpoeho from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the US presented at the ONT Biopharma Day in Boston. The title of the session was “Adventitious agent screening by long-read NGS.” They wanted to develop an Oxford Nanopore-driven adventitious agent detection system. They used the Ligation Sequencing Kit, heat extraction, and custom universal PCR primers. They ran for […]
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Understanding CoNS-seq: A Breakthrough in Viral Safety

Charles A. Swofford from the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation presented as part of the Biopharma Day in Boston. The title of the session was “A sensitive sample preparation pipeline for adventitious virus detection using nanopore sequencing.” They emphasized the importance of viral safety assurance for biologics. The two assays used are in vivo virus […]
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Feasibility of Rapid Respiratory Metagenomic Sequencing for ICU Patients

Gaia Nebbia from the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in the UK presented at London Calling 2024. The session focused on respiratory metagenomics in clinical service. This study explored metagenomic sequencing for respiratory infection control and diagnostics. The team identified areas of improvement for the identification of viral sequences. The aim of the […]
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