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Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Makes DNA and RNA sequencers that read genetic code through engineered protein nanopores.

Oxford Nanopore, 19 Feb 2025

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Ticker
ONT · LSE
Based in
United Kingdom
Website
nanoporetech.com ↗

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From lab to listing

Company history

  1. Spun out

    Spun out of the University of Oxford to turn nanopore research into sequencing products.

    UK Research and Innovation (MRC)

On the record

Latest steps

The newest dated events on the technologies above.

  1. Field trial

    Nanopore sequencing

    A UK and Brazil team used the handheld MinION to sequence the Zika virus directly from patient samples during the outbreak.

    UK Research and Innovation (MRC)
  2. On saleCompany-reported

    Nanopore sequencing

    Oxford Nanopore released its first nanopore sequencing device, the MinION.

    Oxford Nanopore, 19 Feb 2025

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