General information
QIAGEN is a provider of 500 products for molecular biology sample preparation and molecular diagnostics. They also supply a range of diagnostic kits, tests, and assays for human and veterinary molecular diagnostics. Qiagen’s DNA sequencing service facilities is located in Hilden, Germany.
Sequencing instruments used
ABI 3730xl and ABI 3700
Prices
Easy-Read Sequencing
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Single-Read Sequencing
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BAC End-Sequencing
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siRNA Hairpin Run
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Sample requirements
Plasmid (3-10 kb)
0.5 µg
Plasmid (10-20 kb)
1 µg
Cosmid (30-45 kb)
3 µg
BAC & PAC
3 µg
Bacterial genomic DNA
10 µg
PCR products
< 500 bp | 0.1 µg
500-2000 bp | 0.2 µg
>2000 bp | 0.5 µg
Primers
5 pmol/µl 20 pmol per sequencing reaction
Common universal primers are provided free.
Other
Any remaining DNA is stored for up to six months.
Sample turn around time
1 – 4 business days depending on the service offered
International orders
Yes
GLP DNA sequencing
QIAGEN Sequencing Services are not GLP accredited. However, a GLP like sequencing is offered containing a comprehensive documentation and a sequencing coverage of at least 4 fold.
Other DNA sequencing related services offered
- Oligonucleotide synthesis
- Gene cloning
- Difficult DNA sequencing
- Plasmid isolation
Contact Information
QIAGEN Genomic Services Sequencing Services – Germany
Max-Volmer-Str. 4
D-40724 Hilden
Germany
phone. +49 2103 29 16234
email. sequencing@qiagen.com
Comments
Users can send their sequencing project description to the QIAGEN website (without registration) to get a specific price quote. Qiagen’s plasmid prep kits are very good, if somewhat expensive – my guess is their sequencing service is the same.
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