July 2024

Inqaba Biotec and UNISA to launch Africa’s first PacBio Revio sequencing platform

Inqaba Biotec, in partnership with the University of South Africa (UNISA), is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Africa’s first PacBio Revio sequencing platform. This groundbreaking development marks a significant milestone in the continent’s genomic research capabilities.This state-of-the-art (PacBio Revio) equipment is a third generation long read DNA sequencing system being acquired through a collaborative …

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Establishing grassroots genomics and bioinformatics programs to train over 400 Africans yearly

The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) implemented a successful series of workshops in 2023 referred to as the Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics Regional Workshops (Open Institute), as reported in Nature Genetics. The AfricaBP Open Institute conducted 28 workshops on biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics across 11 African countries, covering 5 African geographical regions. The workshops …

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