About SNP&SEQ Technology Platform

The SNP&SEQ Technology Platform at Uppsala University provides access to technology for massively parallel sequencing and genotyping at all scales, and associated bioinformatics support to Swedish researchers across academia, healthcare, and industry, while also accepting projects from international entities.

The facility was established 2001 focusing on SNP genotyping. After obtaining funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation 2007 the facility expanded with Illumina sequencing service.

Since 2013 SNP&SEQ is part of the National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) and is today hosted by Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), a Swedish national center for molecular biosciences with a focus on health and environmental research. NGI follows the VR RFI guidelines and SciLifeLab guidelines for national infrastructures.

Our operation is funded by SciLifeLab, the Swedish Research Council (VR) and host universities. In addition, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has provided support for new instruments and computational infrastructure.

Project Prioritization and Approval

Project prioritization is based on scientific and technical merits, and submissions are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. For projects funded by competitive grants, a secondary evaluation is not conducted; instead, the technical review focuses on ensuring a robust project design aligned with the research objectives. For projects that may exceed 5% of NGI's capacity for a specific application or instrument, the NGI steering group will review and decide whether the project can be undertaken.

It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure that all relevant ethical approvals, informed consent, and other necessary approvals are secured prior to placing an order with NGI.

User Fee Model

Swedish academic users are charged for the costs of reagents and consumables required for the assays included in their projects, along with an additional fee to cover instrument service, rent, and labor costs not funded by our grants from the Swedish Research Council and SciLifeLab. Collaborative projects may benefit from joint funding, resulting in reduced costs.

International academic users, as well as those from industry and healthcare sectors, are charged according to a full-cost model. Project planning meetings with our project coordinators, which cover project setup and available methodologies, are provided free of charge.

Staff

The people working at SNP&SEQ Technology platform.

Staff

SciLifeLab

SciLifelab is our host organization.

Link to SciLifeLab

NGI

SNP&SEQ is a part of NGI. Here you can read more about NGI.

Link to NGI

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