Redcliffe Labs adds Novaseq 6000 Sequencing System to its portfolio

New Delhi: Redcliffe Labs, a unit of Redcliffe Lifetech in the U.S., has announced the addition of ‘NovaSeq 6000’ sequencing system to their diagnostic technology portfolio at its Noida National Reference Lab.

It is noteworthy to mention that India’s fastest growing Diagnostics platform Redcliffe is first in North India and among few in line in the country to line up the most advance and high-end set of instruments. Through its network of 700 collection centers and lab network across the country, Redcliffe is well-positioned to service the genetic testing requirements of the entire country including Tier 2 and 3 towns.

Ease of access to NovaSeq 6000 sequencing system will prove to be very useful, as currently there’s no mass level testing protocol rolled out by the states for genetic diseases. Following the successful adoption of NovaSeq 6000 technology, high throughput speed and flexibility will be available to conduct research or tests that need the processing of massive amounts of data in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.

Commenting on the upcoming facility of NovaSeq 6000 sequencing system at Redcliffe Labs Noida, Dheeraj Jain, Founder, Redcliffe Labs said, “The addition of the world’s most advanced genome sequencing system for newborn and rare diseases will equip us to offer the most comprehensive suite of genetic testing services that find significant applications in rare and novel genetic variants. Doctors from specialties such as gynecologist, obstetricians and pediatricians who we are serving with our routine portfolio, requested us to build specialized portfolio given our quality and reach are so wide and no private lab in Northern region of India has housed such a powerful sequencer. Hence, we decided to fill the gap which will facilitate us in offering high-throughput sequencing across a wide range of applications. It also enables researchers to investigate genetic relationships between health and disease on a massive scale by allowing them to sequence more samples in greater depth in order to find rare and novel genetic variations.”

Moreover, the sophisticated sequencing system will allow healthcare to move closer to preventive precision medicine which will benefit everyone.

Praveen Gupta, MD, Premas Life Sciences said, “Our Company is happy to work with Redcliffe to support their diagnostic efforts with the addition of NovaSeq 6000, a world-class next-generation sequencing technology. This is indeed a huge step forward for Redcliffe and the medical community. It will greatly increase sequencing throughput and allow for precise and rapid whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing results. This will result in faster diagnosis and treatment for patients.”

Rare diseases are estimated to impact about 6% to 8% of the population in any given country. Even a conservative estimate of the country’s population of 1.35 billion people results in a count of nearly 81 million people. Moreover, 70% of hereditary uncommon disorders manifest themselves in childhood.

On this front, early and prompt diagnosis not only saves money in the long run but also saves lives. Despite the fact that the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 emphasizes the importance of preventative screening through prenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis, newborn screening, and early postnatal diagnosis and treatment, infrastructure and equipment are still needed to make Rare Disease Disorder Screening easily accessible. Using this high-throughput genomics technique, Redcliffe will be able to make a significant impact in saving lives.