SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd. services

Food safety laboratory of SeqOmics Biotechnology Ltd. provides the listed microbiology services according to standard methods.

The term metagenomics has been defined as “The study of DNA from uncultured organisms”  (Jo Handelsman). A genome is the entire genetic information of one organism, whereas a metagenome is the entire genetic information of an ensemble of organisms. It is a culture-independent tool for studying bacterial, viral, fungal or eukaryotic communities and can be divided in two main categories.

Areas of Application; De novo sequencing (sequencing of species with unknown genome). Resequencing (sequencing of species with known reference genome e.g. phylogenetic classification of bacteria, the extremely Accurate identification of sequence variations and SNPs). Transcriptome analysis, gene-expression (RNA-Seq; Digital Gene Expression Profiling, DGEP, Whole transcriptome Analysis, WTA, 3` SAGE, 5` SAGE). Metagenomics, population genomics. miRNA-expression, identification. Further special applications.

Seqomics Ltd provides complete bioinformatics solutions covering all phases of any high-throughput experiment starting with the experiment planning step. Our standardized quality control methods and raw data processing pipelines ensure optimal raw data qualities while our custom downstream analysis solutions fit any customer need. Offered bioinformatics analyses cover all possible next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications including targeted- or whole genome resequencing, gene expression profiling, de novo genome assembly, metagenomics and more.

The R&D activity at the Seqomics Biotechnology Ltd. involves both the development of new products as well as collaborative and contract projects for academic and industrial partners. Our research focuses on the development of methods and kits for food safety, veterinary and agricultural applications. We are specifically interested in the metagenomic characterization of microbial communities in wastewater plants, biogas and fermentation reactors, in the discovery of novel molecular markers that may be used in diagnostics as biomarkers, and in the molecular biology assisted breeding.