Complete Genomics is going to sequence 10,000 genomes by the end of 2010. But you and I may not be able to access the $5000 price tag.
Complete Genomics has had a busy spring. For those of you who missed our February story, or our recent article, CG is a human genome sequencing company that is focusing on economies of scale. In a recent press release seen on BusinessWire this week, CG finally gave some hard facts about their successes. They’ve completed 14 genomes since March, a noteworthy feat considering that just 20 human genomes in the world have ever been published. Complete Genomics is set to dramatically expand its capabilities in the next year, aiming to complete 10,000 genomes by the end of 2010.
I don’t want to do a wholesale endorsement of a company, but Complete Genomics is just way ahead of the curve here. Their pricing of $5000, see the caveat below, is affordable for most institutions. And 10,000 genomes by the end of 2010, are you kidding me? That’s just incredible, and really gives hope that genomic sequencing will become a possibility for research institutions of all sizes. As amazing as CG is, we know of one company that has a real shot of sequencing a genome for just $1,000 in the next 6 months…we will tell you about them as soon as we can.
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