PromethION
High-output multiomic sequencing
Flexible
Run independent flow cells on demand, when you need them.
High-performance
Superpowered GPUs for real-time insights.
Scalable
High-output flow cells delivering rich multiomic insights at scale on a single platform.
Why PromethION?
On-demand sequencing
Run up to 2 or 24 independently addressable, high-output PromethION Flow Cells.
Ultra-high throughput
Generate terabases of data, streamed in real time for immediate analysis.
Powerful compute
Alleviate data analysis bottlenecks.
Population-scale sequencing
Scale human genome sequencing cost-effectively, while unlocking deeper, multiomic insights from every sample.
Which PromethION device is right for you?
Compare how many flow cells you can run each year on a PromethION 2 Integrated (P2) or PromethION 24 (P24) device. Read more about our PromethION 2 device and our PromethION 24 device.
Flow cells run for 72 hours, with two full device runs per week.
Flow cell specification
High-output flow cell, delivering any read length (20 bp to >4 Mb)
Multiplex up to 96 samples with PCR or PCR-free barcoding
Ultra-deep cDNA sequencing for isoform-level transcript analysis and at single-cell resolution
High-output ultra-long native human DNA sequencing (read N50: >50 kb)
Comprehensive metagenomic characterisation (read N50: 10 kb)
Plus: built-in gold-standard methylation detection, chromatin confirmation capture with Pore-C, and direct RNA sequencing
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