About the Centre

The Centre for Genomic Research is a core facility that provides academic and industrial researchers from around the world with affordable multi-platform sequencing, library preparation, data analysis and related services.

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About us

The CGR is a not-for-profit service provider that supports the global scientific community by providing cutting-edge, next generation sequencing tools and professional data analysis.

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Research

With innovations in fields as diverse as biotechology, food security, medical research, metagenomics and zoology, the CGR has a global reputation for academic research and industry partnership.

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Our capability

Our comprehensive service includes short and long read sequencing, bulk and single cell library preparation, DNA and RNA hybrid capture, single module-based quantification and bespoke informatics support.

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Technical resources

The quality of samples has a direct impact on the quality of results. Find detailed guidance on how you can get the most from your experiments.

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Training and events

To support the next generation of genomics researchers, we offer bioinformatics workshops in collaboration with NERC Environmental Omics Facility, as well as community outreach programmes.

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Contact us

If you are interested in collaborating with the CGR, our applications team are ready to advise and provide quotes for your project.