MinION
Palm sized, world ready
Portable
Palm-sized sequencing device for use in the lab or field.
Accessible
Bring sequencing to your lab from $3,150.
Powerful
Generate tens of gigabases of data, ideal for small genomes and targeted sequencing.
Overview
Portable yet powerful, MinION is ideal for labs looking for rapid results without compromise.
Take your insights further afield with the real-time nanopore sequencer that goes wherever you go. Just plug it into your laptop and start generating up to tens of gigabases of data.
Why MinION?
Active temperature control
Robust sequencing performance in a wide range of environments (10–35°C).
Sleek new design
Redesigned architecture with status LEDs for at-a-glance run status.
Palm sized
Sequence in the lab or field.
Real-time data
Immediate access to actionable insights.
Any read length
Sequence native DNA or RNA fragments, from short to ultra-long, with built-in gold-standard methylation calling.
Specifications
Read length
Nanopore sequencing reads the entire length of DNA or RNA fragments, from short to ultra-long (20 bp to >4 Mb).
Dimensions
- Size (W x H x D): 55 x 13 x 125 mm
- Weight: 130 g
Temperature control
Peltier-based temperature control enables reliable and robust sequencing at ambient temperatures between 10–35°C.
Suitable applications
MinION Flow Cells are ideal for small genome and targeted application sequencing, such as:
- Bacterial isolate
- Bacterial whole genome
- Viral amplicon
- Species identification (metagenomic and 16S/ITS)
- Whole exome
- Whole transcriptome (cDNA)
- Smaller transcriptomes (direct RNA)
Connectivity
Plugs into a laptop or MacBook using a high-speed USB-C cable.
Cost-effective
- MinION Mk1D Pack from $5,150, including sequencing consumables and five MinION Flow Cells
- Multiplexing kits for higher sample throughput
- 1xMinION Mk1D sequencing device
- 1xControl Expansion Kit
- 2xFlow Cell Wash Kit
- 1xMinION Mk1D Standard Support
- 5xFlow cell (R10.4.1)
- - Or -
- 5xFlow cell (RNA)
- 1xSequencing kits
- 1xMinION Mk1D sequencing device
- 1xMinION Mk1D Standard Support
Publications featuring MinION Mk1D
High-quality, low-cost, nanopore-only bacterial genome sequences
Discover how researchers at Aalborg University, Denmark, are using MinION to generate reference-quality genome and metagenome assemblies.
Unlocking the abundance of information within environmental microbiomes
Learn how MinION is being used to assess airborne microbial diversity and safeguard public health.
Delivering ‘unique insights’ into infection with direct RNA sequencing
Read how researchers from the University of Oklahoma, USA, used native RNA sequencing on MinION to generate novel insights into viral and host transcript expression during influenza infection.
