Oxford Nanopore

Channel partner

Whitehead Scientific

Whitehead Scientific is a leading provider of quality life science consumables and instrumentation. Empowering scientists with solutions from an extensive product range

Whitehead Scientific was founded in 1988 and remains privately owned. Our head office is based in Cape Town, South Africa and a support office in Gauteng. Whitehead Scientific is a well-established, full service channel partner representing a range of leading international suppliers of life science solutions. Supplying quality life science consumables and instrumentation to laboratories in research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout Africa. Our scientifically qualified, efficient and highly motivated team aims to find the best solution to customer research needs, both in terms of products, technical information and pricing. Underpinned by efficient and approachable administration and logistic operations. Whitehead Scientific is dedicated to ensuring an advanced level of product quality, technical support, along with expertise and attention to customer service.


Areas of expertise

Whitehead Scientific offer expertise in the following areas:

Human genomics
Plant
Animals
Microbiology
Cancer
Infectious disease
Territory

Whitehead Scientific are officially licensed to sell Nanopore products in the following countries:

  • South Africa
  • Botswana
  • Namibia
  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
  • Swaziland
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Products available via Whitehead Scientific
MinION
The only portable, real-time devices for DNA and RNA sequencing, giving complete control and creativity over when, where and how often you sequence, regardless of application.
Buy via Whitehead Scientific

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GridION
Compact benchtop device designed to run and analyse up to five MinION or Flongle Flow Cells
Buy via Whitehead Scientific

PromethION
High-coverage nanopore sequencing in formats ranging from modular, fully-integrated devices, to high-throughput solutions. Each flow cell can deliver the lowest price per Gb for nanopore sequencing.
Buy via Whitehead Scientific