Genome Center
The mission of the Health2030 Genome Center is to promote genomic medicine and research into human genetics. Its partners are the Universities and University Hospitals of Geneva, Lausanne and Bern and the EPFL.
The Health 2030 Genome Center is a genomics competence centre providing high-throughput sequencing services and expertise in genomic, transcriptomic and viral data analysis for researchers and clinicians throughout Switzerland.
It has capacity to produce data that can be used for medical diagnosis (ISO 15189 accreditation) and for the management and governance of large-scale projects involving the production and analysis of data from thousands of samples.
Equipment
- Sequencing: Illumina NovaSeq6000, Hamilton Microlab STAR robots
- Analyses: computer cluster (Dell HPC), Illumina Dragen server, CE-IVD-certified variant interpretation tool (Congenica).
- Sample management and monitoring: Laboratory Information Management System (SLIMS)
Expertise
- Human Whole Genome Sequencing (ISO 15189)
- Human Whole Exome Sequencing (ISO 15189)
- Human RNA sequencing (ISO 15189)
- Support for the analysis and interpretation of human genetic variants (ISO 15189)
- Pathogen sequencing (SARS-COV-2, Influenza, RSV, etc.)
- Low-coverage Whole Genome Sequencing
- Development of new services in collaboration with clinical partners: Pharmacogenetics (PGx), Polygenic Risk Score (PRS), Identification of fusion transcripts, etc.