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Very cool, i work with a lot of CROs but haven't had a need for genomics sequencing yet. In small biotech companies we rely exclusively on these firms as we don

Very cool, i work with a lot of CROs but haven't had a need for genomics sequencing yet. In small biotech companies we rely exclusively on these firms as we don't have our own labs, or if so, dont have a genomics core. There has been an explosion in biotech startups using genomics so would imagine there's a lot of demand for this, and you can make good margins if you are a quality and differentiated service provider. I realize you probably already know this but in the spirit of informing people about bio investing figured I'd share :) Are you in San Diego by chance (just guessing bc UCSD)? I work with a virtual biotech there and we contract out all of our r&d. We don't do genomics but some of our investors have other portfolio companies that might be interested in your services

rfc 9y ago
We're located in Colorado actually. Low rent makes for cheaper rates for our customers. What's ironic is that even though UCSD has one of the premier genomics cores in the world, their lead time and prices are astronomical. We converted an entire UCSD department from their facility to ours by simply improving speed, price, and turnaround. We're finding that the big facilities have so much overhead that they can ONLY focus on big projects, leaving a huge gap in the market for the smaller guys. If they're interested, we're happy to have conversations. Our website is: https://www.thesequencingcenter.com https://www.thesequencingcenter.com We're always looking to connect with other folks who are just annoyed with the general way things are operating.
- aaavl2821 9y ago
  Awesome, thanks for passing along. We face a lot of issues with lead time for non-genomics applications and if our CRO doesn't have a piece of equipment and we dont have an "in" at ucsd / stanford / berkeley etc, we wait in line. sometimes for months... will pass your info along, thanks!

rfc 9y ago

We're located in Colorado actually. Low rent makes for cheaper rates for our customers. What's ironic is that even though UCSD has one of the premier genomics cores in the world, their lead time and prices are astronomical. We converted an entire UCSD department from their facility to ours by simply improving speed, price, and turnaround. We're finding that the big facilities have so much overhead that they can ONLY focus on big projects, leaving a huge gap in the market for the smaller guys. If they're interested, we're happy to have conversations. Our website is: https://www.thesequencingcenter.com https://www.thesequencingcenter.com We're always looking to connect with other folks who are just annoyed with the general way things are operating.

aaavl2821 9y ago
Awesome, thanks for passing along. We face a lot of issues with lead time for non-genomics applications and if our CRO doesn't have a piece of equipment and we dont have an "in" at ucsd / stanford / berkeley etc, we wait in line. sometimes for months... will pass your info along, thanks!