Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: DKFZ
Extremely bad quality, they do not know how to do sequencing!
Application Area: Sanger Sequencing
"Since GATC was bought by Eurofins the quality of the Sanger sequencing went completely down. Normally we do not get usable results when we send for sequencing PCR products. Some times we get some inconsistent results for plasmid sequencing. Frequently runs are below 400pb with a lot of noise. Samples submitted to Mycrosynth gave us perfect results (more than 1000pb, clear sequencing histograms). In summary, I do not recommend to use this service anymore. Finger wag! they are not serious about what they are doing!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Institut Molekulare Biologie, Mainz
Good results, recommendable
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmids
"The results are highly reproducible. Good to know is that you will have the results two days after sending the samples for sequencing."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: University of Glasgow
Very effective and great service.
Application Area:Teaching purposes -analyzing various samples for MSc Medical Genetics course, SSC Courses
"Very effective services. We use the Lightrun tube service, unfortunately we are not near a GATC pickup point but we use the free postal service. Although it takes slightly longer using this for delivery to GATC, we still get the results very quickly once they receive it. We have never been disappointed with the service, sales or results. Always great."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: IJM
Tthey have their pros and cons
Application Area:plasmid and PCR product sequencing
"Product quality variable: mostly great, but mislabeling and sample mix-ups have occurred. Delivery times are a big problem - very often slower than advertised. After sales care sometimes very responsive, sometimes compound the damage by additional mix-ups. Big drawback: you pay for a large number of sequencing reactions in advance, to use over a period of time. If the service is then not provided as promised, which it often is not (mostly delivery time-wise), there isn't much you can do, because you are stuck with a batch that you'd already paid for. That said, their sequences are very long and clean, for the most part."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Universität Regensburg
Generally good sequencing results, but results may be delayed sometimes.
Application Area:Sequencing of cloned genes
"Sequencing results are very reliable for column purified DNA. However, DNA extracted by alkaline lysis without column preparation is not sufficient, which reduces versatility of the product. Delivery of sequencing results is sometimes delayed by a few hours. Rarely, results are delayed by a day without notification. Considering the low costs, I would still recommend the product."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: RWTH Aachen University
Amazing, highly recommended
Application Area:Sequencing
"LIGHTRUN Barcode facility is amazing and very easy to use. The results are also delivered very fast. I highly recommend using this for day to day sequencing"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: BMC Munich Physiolocial Genomics
The best sequencing service in southern Germany!
Application Area:Sequencing
"The GATC lightrun barcodes are very easy to handle and the results are amazing. GATC manages to get your sequencing results on the next working day. This means you have your plasmids ready on one day and directly on the next day in the morning you have your results, which is really amazing. The support is incredible, they always reply really fast and have valuable solutions to problems."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: University of Kent
Service is easy to use but data quality in recent months has been very poor.
Application Area:ANALYSING CLONING PRODUCTS
"The sequencing barcodes are very easy to use and sample pickup and return of data is always rapid. However, we have recently found that the data we are receiving is of poor and inconsistent quality. We regularly receive very short reads yet when we resend exactly the same sample, we get good quality data, indicating that the quality of our sample is not the reason for the poor data. This is frustrating and wastes a lot of lab time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: University of Kent
Poor reads often a problem
Application Area:Sequence Plasmids
"LightRun is easy to use, has quick return and is relatively cheap per run. However reads often come back poorly even with a primer regularly used and known to be appropriate. There is also no way to contact the company to identify what went wrong with LightRun as it's an automated process. I have tried SupremeRun for things that keep returning poor reads but feedback from the customer service team has also proved unhelpful. Please improve LightRun reliability!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Instituto de Medicina Molecular
Super Fast and High Quality
Application Area:Sequencing of Plasmids
"Sequencing is long and high quality, and very very fast. The gatc website interface is also very user-friendly and the status of the is constantly updated."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (Universitätsklinikum Bonn)
Fast and accurate results.
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"The product always give very good results for sequencing my cloning products."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Strube Research
Very good results
Application Area:DNA sequencing for plant and nematodes
"Mainly, I get a good quality for results. It is one of the best companies to get my DNA of interest sequenced."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: ACTA
I recommend it
Application Area:Sanger sequencing
"It is easy to use. Once the samples are received by GATC, I know that I will get my results in short time. The sequencing quality is generally good."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Oxford Genetics
Excellent next-day sequencing data.
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid DNA
"The speed of turnaround is typically excellent, with most data uploaded into the Watchbox by 1pm the next working day (using NightXpress). Data is almost always of a high quality, rarely see dye blobs or failed reads. Very simple and quick to set up samples. The only downside is sometimes the data doesn't appear until after 1pm the next day, or sometimes appears to not have been received. This is usually resolved quickly but on occasion the samples have been entirely lost."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: CMRB
Fantastic service! Totally recomended
Application Area:Analize iPS clones for precise genome editing
"The LightRun service has become a daily routine in our lab, everyone wants to use it! The preparation of the sample require half a minute and in less than two days the results are always available!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: University of Liverpool
Easy to use and reliable
Application Area:Sequencing following cloning
"The LIGHTRUN sequencing service is very easy to use and reliable. There are other sequencing services that may be a bit cheaper but for ease of use we chose the LIGHTRUN from GATC."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
Best results! Fast and easy to use, would not do research without it!
Application Area:Sequence Confirmation
"We have a long history with GATC-lightrun Sequencing. I would definitely recommend their service, we have only had good experience with them. The quality of sequencing is very high and we achieved good results with either lightrun or supreme run. The sample preparation is super fast and easy. An additional plus is that you can drop off the samples at any nearby GATC-postbox!!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: University of Manchester
Fast and accurate results
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of plasmids
"The LIGHTRUN service offers a quick and easy sequencing service that is essential to the lab. The fact that your results can be available from the next day means there is no faster option."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Department SCVSA, University of Parma, Italy
Sequences are always of an excellent level, with sequences >1000 nuc in 90% of cases
Application Area:Plasmid sequencing
"The results are always very good, with a percentage of positive runs greater than 98%. Among approximately 5 companies tested, GATC is surely the best in terms of efficacy. Sequences are >1000 nucleotides in at least 90% of the sequences, and rarely are <800 nucleotides. Sequences are ready within 12-14 hours. The website is easy to access and use."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: IVPC
High quality.
Application Area:Molecular evolution of retroviruses
"Rapid and high quality sequencing with all types of products. Need for better analysis tools. Customer service is helpful and quick to respond."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Excellent alternative to supreme runs
Application Area:Sequence inserts of plasmids and PCR products obtained from genomic DNA amplification
"A very simple and quick method to obtain excellent results for standard sequencing reactions. For more problematic sequences (high or low GC content, repetitive sequences we use supreme runs)"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Microbial Genetics, University of Tuebingen
Efficient way to check DNA sequence!! Super!!
Application Area:Sequence DNA fragment
"A very fast and cheap way to check and confirm our DNA fragment. We send the samples today then the results are ready on the next day. Very convenient!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: KI
Good value for money
Application Area:Find out mutations
"The results are really fast (within one day) and it is very easy to prepare the samples. Although first hundred sequenced nucleotides are normally very bad quality and cannot be used."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Ulm
Results received are excellent. Will recommend your company and service to others.
Application Area:Analyze mutational satuts
"The sequencing service of GATC is excellent. Samples are quickly analyzed and in great quality."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Greenwich
A positive switch to GATC service sequencing
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of PCR amplicons
"Our research group started using GATC service sequencing in the past year, and have found this to be a positive experience. Once we had understood their processes, purchasing barcodes, sample submission and data retrieval have all been straightforward. The quality of the data we generate is very good, we are happy with the price and turnaround times are great."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University Bern
High quality results
Application Area:Sanger Sequencing
"High quality results with extremely fast service. Very easy to use with the prepared barcode labels to stick on tubes and sample preparation is quick."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Cambridge
Cheap, convenient, good quality
Application Area:Sanger DNA Sequencing
"Very convenient. GATC supplies courier labels and samples are collected daily. Results are sent by e-mail either the day after collection or the day after that and give good reads. Good price when buying in bulk."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Schwann-Schleiden-FZ
Easy to use, good data quality
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid DNA and PCR products
"The LIGHTRUN labels just have to be put on the tubes, which then are dropped with a plastic bag into the collection box. In most cases within 30 hours after pick-up of the tubes the sequences are available in the download area of GATC. The data are of good quality and have reads up to 1000 bp."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: IGM-CNR Pavia
Effectiveness, fast results
Application Area:PCR products sequencing
"Very effective service, provided clear instructions on the sample preparation, results in just a few days thanks to a very efficient service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Jagiellonian University
Great quality and fast results for a fair price!
Application Area:Analysis of DNA mutegenesis in bacteria
"Surprisingly, after testing free samples I was very pleased with the results. The chromatograms were very high-quality, the result were on the site the next day, amazingly fast! The samples are so easy to prepare!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Diabetes research
great and reliable sequencing service
Application Area:cancer metabolism
"The seqeuncing service provided is extremely user friendly and results are back in the next working day"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Sheffield
Great quality sequencing, rapid results!
Application Area:DNA sequencing for cloning
"The sequencing is very reliable and reproducible, usually getting 900-1200 bp per run, and is high quality. The service is very fas and much cheaper than any other service I've used with better quality results. The sales care can sometimes be slow on reply but are very friendly and have always looked after my needs as a customer."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: FSU Jena
Fast sequencing results with very high quality
Application Area:analyze DNA samples
"The preparation of the samples is very easy and fast. After sending the samples you will receive results very fast, often in the afternoon of the next day. I've got sequencing results of very high quality the whole time. It´s a little bit more expensive than other companies but you´ll get much better results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: UoE
High quality data and fast turn-around
Application Area:Capillary sequencing
"Sequencing 16s to identify clones. The service was easy to use with clear intructions for sample submission. The data were available within 2days of samples being dispached from my lab and I was impressed with the quality and read length."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Center, Science Faculty, University of Lisbon
Very good service that I would recommend to my colleagues
Application Area:cloning and expression of recombinant proteins
"Its the first time I use this service so I don't have an opinion on reproducibility yet. But I am well impressed with the service in terms of the results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: IBAB
Great service with good quality!
Application Area:DNA Sequencing
"The sequence read length and quality are best among other services that I have used. In addition, I can extract more sequence data from the chromatogram. The turn around time for the samples is reasonable as well."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: university of sheffield
very good service
Application Area:sequencing of plasmid and PCR clones in molecular biology
"We get prompt, reliable and high-quality sequencing from this service. Return within 24-48h and a good response if there is a problem with the sampled- cracked tubes etc. being replaced quickly. Electronic deposition of data online is also very efficient. We are happy with the service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: AAU CPH
Great service
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid
"It os a good service, that GATC biotech has drop boxes, which allows me faster turnover of sequencing results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Institute of Physiology CAS
Great results, great service
Application Area:Sanger sequencing
"After several years I changed the place where I send my DNA samples for sequencing. I was very surprised, the service was very fast, a quality was higher and a price was lower than previously."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences
Excellent communication/instructions via email. Quick and accurate results
Application Area:bisulfite sequencing
"Fast and efficient. Quick turnaround at less expensive. The free trial (light run) was a very good selling point. Not only was the free offer generous, the results were perfect. The wait time was minimal. Result were ready for download before lunch time the next day. Perfect. Having data quickly is an asset in any laboratory."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Awesome and top quality service, much appreciated for servicing to do great science!
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Service is fantastic, reproducible and at the top quality. It is very easy to use these services for example DNA sequencing with LIGHTRUN. I really recommend for the good quality and to the value for money."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Oxford
Fast, convenient service. Let down by website.
Application Area:Nucleic acid sequencing
"Very convenient service, drop off samples and results available next working day. You need to provide primers and essentially send tubes containing DNA and primer with a barcode to identify your sample, quite simple. Each sample gives reliable data for approximately 900 bp although very rarely I get inconclusive results. Not much more to say, however I find the website is not very user-friendly. This means frequently when I go to access my results, they do not load properly and I have to refresh the page several times to be able to access them. This is clearly quite frustrating but if this problem was overcome it would be a very good service indeed."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institue
Great results, quick service and turnaround time, easy to access and analyse.
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmids for generating knockout lines
"The service always gives great quality read sequence that goes on further than most other services of a similar type do. Always quick results and is very easy to analyse."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: MRC LMB
Really happy with the service provided
Application Area:sequencing DNA overnight
"Very fast (overnight results), good sequencing quality, good price"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Simmel Lab - ZNN - TU München
A fundamental tool in our lab.
Application Area:Cloning for synthetic biology circuits
"LightRun sequencing is very easy to use and it requires concentrations of plasmid DNA which are reasonable with a typical cloning/miniprep workflow. The results are very reliable, and over 1000nt are usually correctly sequenced. In the worst case scenario, sequencing results arrive the next day at 1pm (Night Xpress), which is a bit too late to advance the cloning workflow that same day, but that's the only issue with this labels."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Cologne
A good company to verify your cloning-success
Application Area:Confirm cloning via sequencing
"Results fulfill my expectations. Sequencing usually works. Sequence length is around 1000 bp. Really easy is the drop off point next to us."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: FMV-UL
Very good service and value for money.
Application Area:Confirmation of correct sequence amplification for molecular cloning
"The service is very good, consistently giving up tp 1000 bp or more of readable sequence. It is also very easy and convenient to use the barcodes and the pick up points. The results arrive very fast, even without NightExpress service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Centre Léon Berard
Great and very fast results
Application Area:Analyze gene sequences
"Very easy to use. All materials are provided. The results are send very quickly."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Technical University Munich
Good service in general
Application Area:Sequencing
"Website could be better - I have to click a lot until I come to my results. Similar for the order process. Service otherwise OK."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Norwegian University of Technology and Science
Great value for money, easy to use.
Application Area:Sequence verification of plasmid subcloning
"Cheap and quite fast for the price. Automatic notification for received samples is nice, and the online Watchbox system is easy to use."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: hmjaag
I could live without it but don't want to miss it.
Application Area:Sequencing of PCR products of gDNA
"Great results. Easy and uncomplicated use. I like very much the barcodes, easy to track."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Easy to use, great value for money, fast, reliable.
Application Area:Plasmid sequencing
"We are very satisfied with LIGHTRUN sequencing service; it is easy to use, has short turn-around time (results are provided after just 2 days) and is a great value for money. Here and there are some misread or empty sequences, but this can probably be also due to mistakes in oligo or plasmid volume/concentration, shipment conditions... Perfect modern options to make your results reading easier (Dropbox, downloading files, e-mail notification...). Customer service and marketing representatives were very polite and helpful. We will use the service also in the future."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Microbial Genetics, University of Tuebingen
Perfect for those who need good results in short time and an inexpensive price!
Application Area:Analyze DNA sequence
"LIGHTRUN Sequencing Service is very efficient way to get a good sequence, for checking our cloning, confirming knock out, and even identify species by 16s rDNA sequence. Very helpful!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Groningen
Can't do without this service.
Application Area:Sequencing after mutagenesis
"Very good quality services for a low price, very easy to use and vast results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Institut für Zelldynamik und Bildgebung
Cheap and quick service, good performance
Application Area:molecular cloning, transfection of plasmids into mammlian and yeast cells
"Sequencing of plasmids and /or genomic DNA, endogenous tagging; very good chromatogramms, long reads mainly over 1000 nt, quick, easy to prepare; reliable service, very good price-performance ratio"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: NFF Center for Protein Research
Easy, reliable, fast, cheap
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Easy, reliable, fast, cheap service. Allows the customer to premix the DNA to sequence with the desired oligo."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Turku
GATC offers ultrafast Sanger sequencing with high quality.
Application Area:Sequencing partial viral genes
"Since 2017 GATC has failed to send information about the process proceedings. I normally was alerted when sequencing was finished, but now these informatory messages have stopped coming."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Uni Wuerzburg
Cheap, fast and easy
Application Area:Molecular designing
"The reaction is easy to prepare. It does not need much DNA. The price is reasonable and we get the results relative fast. The pick-up service is also very fast and convenient. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: CNRS
The service gradually degrades.
Application Area:sequencing
"The service gradually degrades. GATC used to collect the samples around 4 pm and gave the results the following morning around 10 am or noon. Since several weeks, the collection of the samples was advanced at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and the results are only provided the following afternoon. This leads to a loss of more than one day between the analysis of a bacterial clone and the confirmation of the result."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of York
Quick, Easy and Reliable
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Quick, easy and reliable. Typically, 700-1000 bp runs turned around in a couple of days. Kept informed throughout via automated barcode system."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford.
Fast, convenient and reliable
Application Area:Analyze cloned recombinant DNA plasmid
"It is very easy to use - as it only requires small amount of purified DNA (5ul) and 5ul sequencing primers. The main advantage is that it is also very fast and convenient through the myGATC online portal. Different output formats are available as you deem appropriate or useful. The results are very reliable too, as you can compare the reads, the confidence and the sequences very clearly and easily."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: CCI- Uniklinik Freiburg
99% good results and good, helpful and friendly service
Application Area:Analyze blood samples
"easy to use, quick and good results (if your product was fine)."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Institute of organic chemistry and biochemistry-IOCB, Prague, Czech Republic
My honest recommendations for GATC
Application Area:sequencing cloned constructs and PCR products
"I used LIGHTRUN sequencing services. Generally, I should only put the label on the sample premixed with primers and it is ok. The only thing is that the labels should be put after heating the samples, since the ink in barcodes is disappearing during the heating and is converted into smudge. That is why I gave 4 stars for after sales care (I have not seen that the labels must not be heated). But, even with smudged labels, I got sequencing data. After all, this is one company that provides around 1000-nt long reads from good quality plasmid preps and provides results within 1-2 days after samples arrival."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: School of Biosciences, University of Kent
Good value and quick
Application Area:To check plasmid construct sequences
"Quick and easy to use barcodes with convenient sample collection and sequence return. Sequencing is reliable and good quality."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Florence
Easy and fast to use for well set up PCR reaction
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of ITS and 16S amplicons
"Not having to purify PCR product is a big pro of Supremerun product if your PCR is well set up. In my case I had not so clean PCR, looking back maybe I would buy the lightrun and gel purifying on my side"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Glowee
Very nice service
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"The light run sequencing barcodes are super easy to use and provide a nice platform to have DNA sequenced."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: John Innes Centre
Excellent service, quickly with good DNA reads
Application Area:DNA sequencing of plasmids and PCR products
"Always good quality reads, quick and good value for money"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: UMCG, exp hematology
Very good sequencing service
Application Area:sequence analysis of PCR products and plasmid DNA
"Prepaid system of buying barcode labels is very easy. No filling out of web-forms for each sequence reaction necessary. Just attach the label on your tube and send it in (in our case: bring it to the sample pick-up point). Results are available very quickly (sometimes within 36 hours, always within 48 hours). Used method/kit for sequencing apparently very robust, as differences in DNA concentration do not seem to influence the sequencing quality (I never measure DNA concentration before sending the samples, just 5 ul of a clearly visible band of a PCR reaction is always enough to give nice results). Sequence quality is generally excellent, with an occasional drop-out of a sample (estimated one in every 30-40 samples). Not expensive."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: CNRS -Institut Curie
Easy to use, good quality and competitive price.
Application Area:Sequencing of mutated genes
"It is very easy to use LightRun, and sequencing are good. We always obtain our results in 48h, as expected, and for a competitive price."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: sheffield hallam university
Great value for money, & high quality service.
Application Area:sequencing of plasmids and pcr products
"Results are very reproducible, fast turn around time, added bonus of your sequencing results stored on GATC server."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Fast, uncomplicated and high quality reads.
Application Area:sequence confirmation after cloning
"The service provided by GATC yields high quality results in a very short time frame, which enables a seamless work flow during standard cloning procedure. Sample preparation and delivery via the GATC Box are fast and easy and make the whole process highly cost-effective. Customer care was very friendly and offered manual analysis of single reads on questionable outcomes. Overall a big thumbs up."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Oslo
The time taken is really less and we are get quality results in two-three days
Application Area:Sequencing of crispr mutants and other clones
"Nice platform for sequencing, fast results, good availability of common primers and quality data....."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: UKM/Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Good results
Application Area:SNPs detection and miR detection
"The products is very easy to use, and the customer service and the expert very welcome to explain."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: I2BC
Service is degrading.
Application Area:Sequencing
"I was very happy with GATC service for years but since last month there is recurrent problems to download data."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Institute of Physiology, University of Tuebingen
Time saving, good results
Application Area:Viral plasmid construction
"It is very convenient, however, the quality of sequencing is compromised. For several times, I did not get good results. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Westminster
An excellent Sanger sequencing service which I highly recommend.
Application Area:sequencing of LSU rDNA
"This is an excellent service. We have had some PCR products which have been difficult to sequence using other companies, but with GATC supreme run we nearly almost always get sequences on the first run. Very easy to use service, and the team are always polite and return email queries quickly. Results are generated soon after delivering samples for collection. I recommend GATC Supreme run to all my colleagues."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of York
fast service providing high quality sequencing data
Application Area:sequencing - molecular biology
"Very easy to use. Minimum amount of sample required. Results available the following day. Quality of data very high"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: The university of liverpool, Institute of integrative biology
Fast and reliable service, very convenient with the pre-paid servicing barcodes.
Application Area:sequencing new genetic constructs
"The sequencing service is very quick and reliable, it is incredibly convenient when you can just stick a pre-paid barcode to a tube and post it. Very helpful customer support if reaction fail as well."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology
Overall it's a good service.
Application Area:sequencing
"The service is very easy to use. The results are delivered on time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Institut für Pflanzenernährung, Leibniz Universität Hanno
Horrible results, bad service.
Application Area:PCR Fragment Sequencing
"Your service is worse. Providing sequencing data for a "overnight service" at 2 AM of the second day is not suitable. Sequencing is taking too much time and your provided sequencing results are horrible in quality compared with e.g. Seqlab (e.g. you provided no sequencing data with one sample, Seqlab with the same sample 200nt). I will not recommend you anymore and also not buy it again."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: The University of Liverpool
Great service
Application Area:cloning, gene expression
"I will list the disadvantages: 1) I don't get a replacement for the ones that the machines fail to sequence. 2) It says that pick up of the samples in our dropbox is 4:00p.m. but the guy came yesterday at 3:00p.m ( too early). so when I put my samples in the box at 3:30p.m., they have to be left there for one more day before the guy has to come and pick them up.3) The results takes 2-3 days to come out unlike other companies who email the results the very next days. 4) I wish I can catalogue/label my results within the account. It'll be far easier to look into which barcode responds to what sequence. 5) If I have to buy a new barcodes, I have to buy at least 100 barcode at once although am not going to use half of them."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Cork Institute of Technology
Fast, efficient, easy to use
Application Area:16s rRNA sequencing
"I used the LIGHTRUN barcodes for 16s rRNA sequencing and found them very quick, efficient and easy to use"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of Leicester
Very pleased
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Really easy to use and very quick. If there are problems, there is always someone to talk to and be helpful."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: NTNU
Very pleased with the sequencing service.
Application Area:Sequencing plasmid constructs
"Fast, easy and reliable sequencing services. The price is reasonable as well."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Good value for money, very quick and efficient service.
Application Area:Plasmid DNA sequencing
"Very good value for money. Collection directly from the university is very convenient and results come back very quickly. Very few failed reactions. Only slight drawback is that the website could be easier to navigate."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: NNF Center for Protein Research
Fast and reliable results
Application Area:Protein Expression and Purification
"Very good quality of sequencing results. Fast processing of samples. Good customer care"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH
Cheap sequencing service but sometimes fails.
Application Area:Bacterial DNA Sequencing
"Pro: Convenient Package for labeling and shipment. Works especially nice if you have a collection point close to your facility. Works with a lot of sample types. Con: Often gives poor results with no option to re-sequence. Supremerun may be better option. Other vendors offer similar prices at same quality. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: KI
In sum, I can recommend GATC services.
Application Area:Routine cloning
"Nice long reads between 800-1100bp and fast processing. Even faster when you have the box for sample collecting at the institute."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Laimburg Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
Perfect results and efficient service.
Application Area:Single gene sequencing
"Fast and reliable service. Intuitive input of data. Comfortable use of prepaid barcodes. High quality of results. Out-sourcing completely substituted in-house sequencing. Very cooperative in one-to-one communication."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Liverpool
Easy and reasonably priced
Application Area:Sequencing
"Results are always high quality and they do not require a high amount of DNA to be able to sequence whilst allowing for easy procedures. Data is received back in a reasonable time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Jena University Hospital
Saves time and money. Thumbs up for this great service!
Application Area:Analyse PCR-Fragments or Plasmids
"We've use the LightRun Sanger sequencing service from GATC for over 3 years now. We are totally satisfied with the effectiveness. We get approximately 1000 nt per run. You need only a 10 µL probe to send. It is easy to use and worth the money. We used to sequence in our own lab but sending it to GATC saves money and time. The collecting point is directly at our institute. I would recommend it for regular use!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Good, fast, economical, reliable - but the website could do with some work.
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid vectors
"Very efficient, fast service. Cheaper than many of the alternatives available. Ability to transfer barcodes between users is very helpful. Only real problem is that the website is not intuitive."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Oslo university hospital
It feels great using GATC service, give it a try please!
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"From samples pick up to results delivery it is a great service. Worth giving it a try!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: LBCM
Perfect quality in short time
Application Area:Sequencing of microbial DNA fragment
"Easy to use after more explaination. Quality of results is excelent and effectiveness"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: UCT Prague
Very convenient and easy to use service.
Application Area:sequencing DNA
"GATC LIGHTRUN is a super convenient service - the barcodes can be ordered online and their delivery is fast (usually less than a week); the price is comparable with similar sequencing services available in my region, but the simple "sticker-with-number-on-tube" system is so easy to use, we have been relying on GATC for several years. The after-sequencing services are also great - the data is readily available online and the recent automatic sharing to your cloud account just adds to the convenience of the product. The quality of the sequencing is also good, even if you have less product than recommended by GATC, the sequencing will come up nicely. 10/10 will buy again."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: university of Bordeaux
Revolutionary way of sequencing
Application Area:Production recombinant peptide
"The most easy to use sequencing, with rapid and high quality results. They apply a correct price and organize all the delivery."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: BRAIN AG
Fast, easy, reliable
Application Area:Plasmid / PCR sequencing
"As long as the template quality is good, results usually exceed the range GATC ensures."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Universität zu Köln
Would definitely recommend
Application Area:Plasmid Sequencing
"The sequencing results are reliable and delivered fast. The instructions are very comprehensive and the barcode technology is neat."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia
Fast and reliable
Application Area:Gene regulation
"The service is efficient and reliable. It takes very little of users' time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Very good quality and timely service
Application Area:Seq of the cloned products
"Yes it a really nice product. I always get reliable and good quality results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Rijks universiteit
Satisfied
Application Area:Sequencing
"Don’t always get sequencing results - UPS picks up sample even an hour before assigned time, delaying overall process"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: IMDEA Food Institute
Great results, happy for the change to Lightrun of GATC Biotech.
Application Area:Sequence PCR products for cloning
"Very easy to use, from labeling tubes to get the sequence results. No need to get an order number each time you want to sequence something, since the bar codes are ordered in advanced. Good price and good quality!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Universität Konstanz
Sequencing is fast and reliable, never had any problems.
Application Area:Sequencing
"Sequencing is fast and reliable, never had any problems."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: FSU Jena
Reliable sequencing service
Application Area:PCR product and plasmid sequencing for phylogenetic studies
"Very easy and convenient to use due to the stickers. Other companies offer specialized tubes with are far less convenient. High-quality results and fast data delivery for a reasonable price."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Lund University
Easy, cost-effective, and always generate high quality data
Application Area:Sequencing
"It is easy to drop of the samples locally, and you receive the results within 24h. The results are easily accessible, and saved online for several months. It is a very cost-effective means of sequencing."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: ITQB/IBET
Good results all the time.
Application Area:Plasmid DNA sequencing
"It works and rarely presents problems. The results are always satisfactory, and the number of nucleotides sequenced is very, very pleasant."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: TU Munich
Easy and high quality.
Application Area:Cloning and mutagenesis
"The service is easy to use and very convenient with a drop-off location close by. The sequencing results are generally good with reading lengths of more than 1000bp."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Department of Biology
quite good results
Application Area:new sequences from metagenomes
"Standard primers like the one for the MCS of common plasmids shouldn't be asked for"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Gdańsk
reliable and speedy sequencing services
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"We are using the LIGHTrun sequencing services and, as we deliver premix DNA and primer it is very flexible in terms of controlling how sequencing is performed. The quality of sequencing is superb comparing to other companies we tried. In fact, both time it takes to get results and a length of reads we get makes GATC excellent choice for us. The company is also fast in replying to any inquiries related to the service or otherwise, which is always a plus. All in all, we are more than happy to send DNA to GATC. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Slovenian Forestry Institute
Great service, it makes our work much easier!
Application Area:identification of fungi and other harmful organisms to plants
"It is a nice and easy-to-do service; I like the labels and the Pickup box nearby. The value for money is also great, but of course if the prices were lower that would also be OK :) "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Really happy with this service
Application Area:sequencing of plasmids
"Great quality and length of the sequences. Very fast service. It is also very good to have the possibility of knowing at which step of the process the samples are (watchbox). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: IMPPC
Great product with fast and reliable results!!!
Application Area:Sequencing fragments of plasmid constructs or detect mutations
"Lughtrun labels are a fast and easy system to sequence at low cost but high quality and reproducible results. Its price is really good and If you have a collection box is the best option to send samples every day without extra cost. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Cologne
Easy to use and good quality
Application Area:Sequencing heterotrophic flagellates
"We use the lightRun sequencing for many years and get always high quality and reproducible long reads "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: iBET - Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
Easy, fast and reliable
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"At our lab we always use LIGHTrun service to sequence our DNA constructs. It's easy and fast: just prepare the sequencing reaction, put the provided label on the microtube, send it and wait (usually) two days for the results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University
Great service, FAST! combined use of old (manual collecting) and new (data providing) service)
Application Area:sequence DNA constructs
"The light-run system is easy to use and to explain to new colleagues and students for use. The results are good and fast available. Problems are solved well, with personal contact if necessary, and this is also within short time. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Queen Mary University of London
Fast and efficient
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of PCR amplimers
"Easy to use and very fast turnaround time with good quality sequence although it is not the absolute cheapest sequencing provider "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Kent
Will use for all of my sequencing from his point onwards
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"It was very straightforward to use the system, sequencing that came back was good quality with a good read through."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Università degli Studi di Milano
High quality results. GATC service gave me back the results necessary for going on with my experiments
Application Area:Sequencing 16S rDNA DGGE bands
"High quality Speedy results I introduced GATC sequence service to other colleagues "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Nova Gorica
Fast and reliable.
Application Area:Phage display antibody production
"Very good money value. Easy to use web interface and cloud data storage."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: TSL
System works well and get good results. Results download interface could be better.
Application Area:Sequencing DNA (PCR products/plasmids)
"Tend to receive good quality traces quickly. However, an easier way to bulk download a group of selected files would be appreciated. Perhaps a clickable tick-box next to each one to indicate which ones to download?"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Translational Genomics and Gene therapy in Pediatrics
Excellent.
Application Area:Sequencing
"Easy to make reaction. Very well formatted guide sheet. Excellent pick-up option. Fast results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
Good service
Application Area:PCR products, cloned gene sequencing
"The service is fast and the results are usually satisfying."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Universite de Strasbourg
Best and fastest service experienced so far
Application Area:DNA sequencing (PCR product and plasmid)
"Sequencing service used for purified plasmids or PCR products Most of the time excellent results, things get complicated with complex and/or GC rich templates."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Monaghan Mushrooms R&D
Prefer this sequencing service to other competitors
Application Area:DNA sequence identification
"This product was very easy to use and I received results in a timely fashion."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Awesome!
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Very effective service with easy to use applications and excellent, reproducible results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: RCSI / Beaumont Hospital
Easy to use and quick turnaround time, after sales support was immediate and great when it was required
Application Area:sequencing and typing
"Easy to use and quick turnaround time. The after sales support was excellent when an issue arose with the product dispatch."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University College Cork
Very efficient & professional
Application Area:Plasmid sequencing
"Excellent service, easy to use and very quick turn around of sample results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Institute of molecular genetics
Great service.
Application Area:Biochemistry, molecular biology.
"I appreciate the attitude of your employees and the possibility to try your service free of charge."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Pavia-Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology
Very satisfied.
Application Area:Plasmid sequencing.
"The daily collection and speed processing are a plus."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Institut für Biochemie, Zentrum für molekulare Biomedizin (CMB), EG
Top service.
Application Area:Light run sequencing of plasmid DNA
"Everything easy and fast! Online download of results via online account."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Padova
Excellent
Application Area:Sequencing cloned DNA fragments
"This product helps me to solve many problems in characterizing poorly expressed genes. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Tierärztliches Institut
Great service, great results, BEST CHOICE
Application Area:Check if strain of bacteria is right and can be used in diagnostic as control
"The service is perfect. I worked with GATC before and the results are reproducible and similar to other companies!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: 4.1
top results
Application Area:analyse sequences
"It´s easy to buy services and to give away the samples it´s much more easy. We’re happy with the results every time and for the price it´s okay. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Barts Cancer Institute
Efficient and reliable Sanger sequencing service
Application Area:Sanger Sequencing
"After searching for a reliable and efficient Sanger sequencing service, GATC provides the cleanest traces within 48 hours of submitting samples. Furthermore their service is fuss free and very streamlined."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Liverpool
Great for day-to-day sequencing
Application Area:sequencing of cloned plasmid DNA
"The sample is mixed with the primer, labelled with a barcode and left at the collection station without any further information being required. Therefore, sample preparation is very straight-forward, no filling out of online forms about sample and primer names and concentrations. The results are usually available online the next working day already."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: HPI
Solid and cheap sequencing service with slow overnight option. Worth a try but NO unlimited recommendation.
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"In principle, a solid sequencing service with a bar code based system. The service is a little cheaper than other providers at least in Germany. On the negative side their overnight sequencing service is not the best. Results usually do not arrive before 1 pm and it happened several times that night express samples were treated as regular sequencing which takes 2 days. In the latter case we usually got refunded by getting the exact number of bar codes back. Not appropriate since I am doing overnight sequencing for a reason and use a lot of time if the samples are handled wrong.The customer service is friendly and appears to understand your problems. However they do not offer reasonable compensation if something goes wrong with the samples (see overnight sequencing). Additionally they also seem not to make any notes about your problems. If you have to call them repeating because of the same issue you have to explain the issue all the times again."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Cardiff University
Fast and good quality
Application Area:plasmid sequencing
"Good quality, long reads, fast turnaround, but can't figure out how to download results or check status "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Milan
great results in a easy and inexpensive way
Application Area:molecular biology
"I achieve very high quality and reproducible results. This service is very easy to use and the care after sales is excellent. It demonstrate to have a very good value for money."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Aarhus University
High quality, fast and reproduceable results.
Application Area:Sequencing
"High quality, fast and reproduceable results. They have an integrated Dropbox solution for delivery of your results, unfortunately it is quite slow, ie. takes days to upload."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: KTH Stockholm
Really good results, we don´t want to change the sequencing company anymore!
Application Area:Sequence plasmid DNA after mutagenesis
"The sequencing results that we get are of high quality and compared to other sequencing companies especially long. The handling of the samples is super easy (tag with bar code, bring to drop box) and I like that you don´t have to enter any sample information to a website!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove
I am very satisfied.
Application Area:verification of fragments ligated in plasmids
"I am very content with the speed of the results obtained and of course the quality of the sequences, and also the easy way of having collect box available."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University College Cork
Excellent efficient service. Good quality sequence reads almost every time.
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Excellent efficient service. Good quality sequence reads almost every time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Constance
Great results
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid DNA
"It is very simple designed for application. The homepage is very clear arranged."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: The University of Manchester
Quick and simple sequencing!
Application Area:Sequencing
"This product is very easy to use. When results are poor you normally receive an email to check that this is acceptable (e.g. due to your own error not theirs). I have used their customer support services and it was quick and helpful. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Copenhagen
fast, easy, cheap
Application Area:sequencing for cloning purposes
"The GATC lightrun service is a fast and efficient way of sequencing your template of choice. It is easy to track the samples and you are always alerted when your sequences are ready."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Laboratorio Cattaneo - Università degli Studi di Milano
We are definitively going to keep GATC as sequencing service from now on.
Application Area:Evolutionary study of gene
"The service provided is just fine. Very intuitive, the website is very complete. Labels are well packed. Chromatogram quality is very good and preparation instructions are easy to follow. Technical support is also of high level. Price and offers are ok. Much better than several other sequencing services."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: SISSA
Early and great results.
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Great service, easy to use. Excellent results and provide timely. Very good customer service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Università di Bologna
Very good
Application Area:Fungi identification
"The quality is high, the service is very fast, it is simple to use. In my opinion good quality related to price"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Cologne
Good price for good service
Application Area:genotyping
"Reliable quality, easy to use, fast service. Read length optimized, base caller good."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: CIBIACI_ Università degli studi di FIRENZE
Great results
Application Area:Sequencing analysis
"Very good service, not expensive and very very fast. Great for my job "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Very happy with fast results
Application Area:Sequence clones for expression
"Very nice sequencing, fast results. Website is slightly non user-friendly"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: UCT Prague
Application Area:Sequencing of new DNA constructs
"Extremely easy to use, just stick the code and deliver to the box. Very fast response, almost no problems with the results. Number one for our laboratory group"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: MRI MBT
Application Area:16s rDNA sequencing
"Sometimes, we do not get the right results because of wrong or bad signal. If you get some detailed information about a wrong reaction, it could be a great help for me in the next sequencing."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: UCT Prague
Application Area:analyse cloning products
"It is very easy, only put the sample to the box and you obtain the results by email second or third day. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Institute for animal breeding and genetics
Application Area:Tissue samples
"The quality of sequence data was excellent. Fast performance and good results is worth the money!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: John Innes Centre
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of PCR products and plasmids
"The barcodes are very convenient and easy to use and track, apart from being the best priced product when bought in bulk (>2000 barcodes purchased). Return of sequencing data is reasonably fast and usually of good quality (so far I have assumed that those runs which did not work are more due to our PCR product prep and primer design as plasmid runs are usually very good)."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Padova
Application Area:analyze gene expression in animal tissues
"This product is easy to use with high quality, very better than other similar services."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Application Area:plasmid sequencing
"GATC offers fast service on all levels, from initial contact to price negotiations, delivery, product pick-up and processing sequencing results. Our G/T rich sequences or products of saturation mutagenesis with partial degenerated sequences are processed without any problems in the standard light run service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Hematology of the university clinic, Frankfurt, Germany
Application Area:Analysis of the correct in frame insert ligation into expression vector
"The preparation for the sequencing is very easy and fast to perform. The Watchbox disposal on our campus allows very fast delivery to GATC and therefore fast processing of our samples. The Lightrun does not cover the same service as supremerun, but therefore the value for money is exceptionally good. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: BioGeM
Application Area:cloning verification
"I find this service of great value. I receive my sequences back in 48h and the rate of successful reactions is very high. I'm really happy with GATC, thank you!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Genetics University of Osnabrueck
Application Area:Routine sequence control of PCR cloned genes
"Perfect sequences for the money. The labels make sample preparation and identification simple"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: IIB
Application Area:Sequencing PCR products or plasmids
"The lightrun sequencing gives high quality sequences, and the results are obtained in less than 24 hours, usually the same day they received the samples."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Very good sequence reads each time, Works great
Application Area:Sequencing of expression vectors
"Very good sequence reads each time, Works great. I use the LIGHTRUN service for sequencing of E. coli Expression vectors"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Pisa
Application Area:Direct sequencing of amplicons.
"Although not so cheap the service is very easy to use and fast. Nevertheless, more care during the service itself and a bit more flexibility (i.e. possibility of free re-sequencing in case of obvious mistake by the company) would help."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Easy to use and a very affordable price.
Application Area:Sequencing of cloned cDNA
"Easy to use, just mix the DNA with the primer of interest and receive the result within 2 days, at a very affordable price"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Istituto Farmacologia Traslazionale-CNR- Roma_Italy
Application Area:molecular diagnosis of variations
"I am a new user, so I have not got a long experience of the service. The product has a good performance for my application, and it is easy to use, although it is difficult to recognize immediately the sample, because the site does not allow us to put in our ID number for the single sample. I appreciate the possibility to put the sample and primer in the same tube, in order to avoid errors. I have some problems in interacting with the site, but this is probably due to my little use of it. Finally, in my experience with other sequence services, I have a good opinion for this one, taking in account all factors (easy, care, value). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Aarhus University
Application Area:Sanger Seq
"LIGHTrun is easy to use, has a fast turnaround time and provides great quality and sequencing length. Highly recommendable for standard Sanger sequencing!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Jožef Stefan Institute
Application Area:Confirmation of successful cloning
"The product is very easy to use and offers satisfactory results for normal reads. Compared to other companies the GATC sequencing service is fairly cheap, easy to use and very fast. You just label your tube and take it to the nearest collection site and you get the results in no time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Helios Med Ctr, Witten/Herdecke Univ
Application Area:Clone evaluation
"LightRun is routinely used in our lab for sequencing of cloned PCR fragments. It is good value."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: The University of Sheffield
Application Area:DNA sequencing for cloning
"The first run I put through gave me very poor results but after contacting the team I received the help I needed and haven't had an issue since. The ease of use is incredible, pop it all in a tube and send it off, couldn't be easier. The cost is good, much better than our in-house service. We were recommended the company after our in-house service became poor quality and the staff were not helpful and we have never looked back!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: IMB SAS Bratislava
"Very satisfying results, using the barcodes to prepare the samples is very fast, good prize and together with a drop box which GATC provided to our institute is the best choice"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of York
Application Area:Genotyping and mutation screening
"This service is both financially competitive with our in-house sequencing facility and provides results typically within 2 days of sending off samples at our collection point. Data can be accessed easily at anytime, and I have found it to be consistently high quality. Quite simply, a faultless service"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Imperial College London
"Preparation of sample is easy and straightforward. Quality of the reads is usually very good, with trustworthy reads of about 1100 nt. Would recommend it to anyone."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut
Application Area:Sequencing-LIGHTrun
"So far we have been happy with another company. I didn´t know that it can work even better, until I tried my free Testbarcodes. This has been a very convincing way to prove what you offer. In comparison GATC is the winner. It´s very easy to use, doesn´t waste much material. Excellent service which means fast and very good results. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Manchester
Application Area:Molecular Biology
"The service is very fast and at a very competitive price. Read lengths are excellent. Maybe you need to put a direct link to the watchbox from the home page once you are logged in."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Oslo university hospital
Application Area:Sanger Sequencing
"We have been using this service for couple of years, and it always gives us results up to the maximum limits. We are satisfied with this service. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Hamburg
Application Area:So far we used it for checking plasmids after insertion of PCR-products
"Easy to use without the need to order online (but still possible to assign the samples because of the barcodes). Reads so far very good with a length of approx. 1100 bp. Results delivered the same day as samples arrived."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne
Application Area:Routine sequencing
"At our institution GATC have several pick-up boxes - therefore I can easily mix my samples one day, label them with our LIGHTrun NXP barcodes, drop them in the box before 3:30pm and the next day, around noon, I will have my results. Combined with the low price relative to similar services with other companies this is everything you could ask for in terms of speed and value for money."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Sheffield
Application Area:Sending Plasmid DNA for sequencing
"It is effective and most results I got were accurate and reliable. It's easy to use and offers fast response. Value is good considering free transport to Europe and shipping. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: UNIVERSITY OF YORK
"Extremely easy to use as you just need to follow the requirement concentration of template and primers, put into a tube and stick on the prepaid barcode labels! Very much value for money and the turnover time to get back the results compared to in-house sequencing service is excellent. The after sales care also excellent as they offer advice and explanation if the sequencing did not go well. I will definitely recommend this LIGHTrun service to anyone who looking for a simple preparation and fast service! "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ETH Zürich & Eawag
Application Area:My default sequencing option for all applications
"I find the results better than a competitor I was using before, although I have only compared it with one other company. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: IBMC, CNRS, France
Application Area:To check for mutation with ape software
"It's a fast, reliable sequencing for mutation checking. No error and if there is a sequencing problem, the customer service is efficient enough to solve the problem. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ETH Zürich
Application Area:using to confirm complex cloning and occasional genotyping
"First tests have been very promising and suitable for my needs. Furthermore it is cheaper than competitor services. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Universität Konstanz
This product is doing exactly what is needed for my project. For most of my clones, I get correct sequences, and I am content with the quality of the sequencing results.
Application Area:Sequencing of mutants in a library generated by site directed mutagenesis.
"This product is doing exactly what is needed for my project. For most of my clones, I get correct sequences, and I am content with the quality of the sequencing results. For the cases, where 0nt or only very little readable sequence is generated, I would like to have some more information about what went wrong and why there is only so little sequence information. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Universität Konstanz
Application Area:sequencing of mutants in a library generated by site directed mutagenesis.
"This product is exactly doing what is needed for my project. I get for most of my clones correct sequences, and I am content with the quality of the sequencing results. For the cases, where none or only very little readable sequence is generated, I would like to have some more information about what went wrong and why there is only so little sequence information. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Liverpool John Moores University
Application Area:Sequncing of macaque DRD4 gene
"I have not yet received the results of my sequencing voucher but the use was very easy and straight forward!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Institute of organic chemistry and biochemistry Academy of Science Czech Republic
Application Area:several times a month
"Very easy for use, fast results about 900 bp. Quick solution of problems (if are some). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Aarhus University
Application Area:Sequencing plasmid constructs intended CRISPR/Cas9 experiments
"Extremely easy to use in comparison to previous companies. I would definitely recommend!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Oslo
Application Area:I use this product with ease!
"The LIGHTrun sequencing is easy to use, and give very satisfactory results. Ordering and appending barcodes is smart, easy and quick. Excellent service by picking up shipments every day and results provided always within 24-48 hours! "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: UKSH
Application Area:Regular sequencing of Vector inserts
"This product is very easy to use and is especially fast. Pre-mixing with samples and primers, labelling and sending it away via provided GATC-collection box is optimal. Sequencing results are usually available in the evening of the day following drop-off and experiments can be proceeded. Value is great for a reasonably low fee. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Luebeck
Application Area:Validation of my cloning constructs
"In my opinion is was very easy to use. Pipetting the plasmid and the sequencing primer into a reaction tube is an easy exercise and setting up a sequencing reaction is just as easy. The quality of the outcome is also good. Not very often is a plasmid needed to be sequenced twice, so I am happy with that. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: IRBBarcelona
Application Area:everyday sequencing of difficult DNA
"I use this product for sequencing plasmids containing highly repetitive and GC-rich constructs and I always obtain successful sequencing in a considerably short time (2-3days). Any time I encountered problems, the staff was helpful in trying to solve them with no extra costs. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Universität Bremen
Application Area:confirmation of cloning/mutagenesis success
"The sequences I got were always of high quality and gave me the information I needed. I would always recommend the service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Basel
Application Area:Sequencing Libraries
"The product fulfilled the desired application. We received good quality results easy to evaluate. I would recommend it. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: BAM
Application Area:Sequencing of PCR-products
"For normal gene coding sequences it works perfect but if the sequence is a little bit difficult for AT repeats in my case, the SUPREMErun is better. Unfortunately the SUPREMErun is much more expensive. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: TU Munich
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Super fast and excellent sequencing. I've never had a mistake! When there is a problem, the help support is very quickly. A very easy to use, simple DNA primer mix. It saves u a lot of time and money, through the collective mailbox on site and low cost and transportation expenses. We are very satisfied "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Hertie Institut for Clinical Brain Research
Application Area:Resequencing
"We use the product for resequencing. It is very easy to use and the data quality is good. However, you cannot optimize the sequencing reaction. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Padova
"Easy to use. Rapid service. Staff very kind. The web site is nice; however, the link for the download of the sequencing results is a bit difficult to identify. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Leicester
Application Area:Sequencing products from cloning
"As only a small amount of product is required (5ul) it enables me to sequence valuable samples without using up too much, also allows elution into smaller volumes which gives higher concentrations. The resulting sequence data is of really good quality and is a very quick service "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University Medical Center Kiel
"This product from GATC is conveniently easy to use and requires the lowest possible concentration of the DNA for sequencing with the great sequencing results reaching sometimes even beyond 100 bp with good quality and unambiguous sequences. I highly recommend this product to other researchers."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Institute of Molecular Biology
Application Area:For verification of clones and deletions.
"The product is user friendly and sample preparation is very simple. Also, most of the time the result arrives within 36hrs, except Friday submission. Most of the time I don't prefer to submit my samples on Friday because I have to wait too long for the results. Sequencing quality is good, I get average 1000bp reads. Thank You "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Uni Göttingen
"It is a simple application that has fast sequencing and can concentrate on other things in the meantime. We have no problems with reading and evaluation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ZMBH
Application Area:standard control after cloning and for new vectors
"Easy to use, fast and not expensive. Once I had a problem and they could immediately help me."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Ph.D.
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of sporadic samples
"It is fast, easy and has a good support. Handling of bisulfite treated samples without extra costs. For sporadic samples a very good value for money when a collection point is nearby."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: AIT
"Workflow including sequencing might be OK but finding sequencing results on your homepage is a real disaster. The button "sequencing results" should be much more visible on the screen, I don’t think this will cost you much."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Institut für Dermatohistopathologie Dres. Krahl
Application Area:Typing of Leishmania PCR
"Very simple, easy to use with fast results delivery and optimal results and low cost. Very customer service is very friendly and accommodating. GATC and the LIGHTrun, I would not hesitate to recommend. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: INSTITUT PASTEUR
"I use for verification of clones after cloning or gene recombination in bacteria. The result is fast, I like this. It will be better to have on the website, a logical for button to obtain the sequence, with the reference sequence. Thanks! "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: School of Medicine Univ. Patras
Application Area:Occasional sequencing of plasmids and PCR products
"Great concept, but not easily available from Greece. No UPS or dropbox service, expensive shipment with long travel... The sample preparation can be described better (earlier version was better). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: AG Hartmann
Application Area:sequencing of research samples
"LIGHTrun is very easy to use. I like it a lot that I do not have to fill something in before sending. Easy to check results (as it is for the normal GATC service as well). Good that they are separated from the not LIGHTrun samples on the webpage. I would definitely recommend it to others. Nice that the primer is already in the solution. The only bad thing is that the standard primers from GATC cannot be used anymore. Service is always very good, but independent from the LIGHTrun service! "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: University of Milan Bicocca
"I am using this product from last 12 months and find very easy and convenient. This product is used for premix-primer-DNA sequencing and generates 600-1000 bp correct length sequencing result. It's perfect for short strand sequencing and until now the service was excellent. I am continuing to use this product. Thank you"
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: CNRS%20UMR8200
"The website is not really user friendly for me, it can be improved. The UPS site box in my hospital is very practical and a time saver. LIGHTrun are really easy and more efficient for my applications than other companies, they are also cheaper. The format result (.abi) are great because I'm using Applied Biosystem apparatus (manual sequencing). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: IGBMC, Seraphin's team, Strasbourg, France
Application Area:sequencing of plasmids in single tube
"It is easy to prepare and send the reactions. The quality of the results are the same as for SUPREMErun, but it takes longer to obtain them. I don't find that the difference in price is worth it (we have a special offer for SUPREMErun in our institute.) "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Max Planck institute for molecular physiology
Application Area:Sequencing of cloning constructs
"The LIGHTrun sequencing service is super easy, very fast and gives great sequencing results. And if a run fails, the help is very good as well! "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ITQB
Application Area:Sequencing products of gene cloning
"The product is well designed, especially with extra offer on appropriate primers from Metabion. As labels come in pairs it is easy to keep track of send reactions and results. After sale care was excellent, in my case I hit some problems with results of particular sequencing (possibly due to plasmid contamination). When I contact GATC about strange results, the said reaction was repeated and re done very fast, also with another primer without any extra costs on my part. Ease of use - not 5 stars as with many reaction it can be bothersome to add primer to all - especially when it is the same primer. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Institute for Plant Physiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmid minipreparations for validation of sequence integrity
"In the beginning I was not really satisfied with the LIGHTrun service concerning reading length and reliability. Unfortunately in some cases I did not obtain any results. However, after a short lag phase after the LIGHTrun introduction, the service improved a lot. After that I cannot recall any sequencing problems (caused by the service itself) and I usually obtain >1000bp reads. This is better and half as expensive as the single run service at GATC I used before. Prepaid barcodes/lab record stickers are easy to use which avoids extra work placing an online sequencing order. I can recommend this service: it´s cheap, reliable and easy."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität
Application Area:Sequencing new plasmids & genomic DNA
"Barcode system makes sequencing easy. I get generally good results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: BioNTech AG
"I use the LIGHTrun overnight sequencing service, which means sample drop-off in the late afternoon and sequence retrieval at noon the next day, for more than a year now. Sequences are always of the promised quality and up to now always on time. Nothing to complain about. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: AB Enzymes GmbH
Application Area:Sanger sequencing of plasmids, PCR amplicons, genomic DNA etc.
"LIGHTrun is easy to use since you have only to mix the primers and the template. Samples are collected everyday from our internal collection point. Possibility of overnight sequencing of urgent samples. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: CNR_ITB
"I found "LIGHTrun sequencing " service very fast, efficient (in terms of both costs and time) and easy to use. Regarding the sequencing, I found your product very reliable and of a good quality (up to 1000bp with a good phred score). "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Groningen, Department of Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering
"The sequencing data is really in good quality, very precise. First, the convenience. It would be better if the sample could be sequenced at the same delivery day. Currently when we ship the sample, it is usually received the next working day and the result is sent back on the third day (if it is weekend, we need to wait). But it’s indeed easy to use, we just mix primers and DNA and then drop the tube into the Red Box downstairs. Now every biologist in our group likes your service and we would recommend it to others if possible. Second, the after-sales care. What we can do here in Netherlands is only to email you, which is less effective than by phone due to long waiting time of feedback. Therefore if there is a way to call you in real-time for problem shooting, we would appreciate it very much. Finally, for value of money, I believe it is a nice order. A reaction only €4, extremely sweet!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Stem cell institute Leuven
Application Area:Sequencing plasmids/ cloning products
"Super easy to use, just mix primer and plasmid Very fast sequencing of high quality Cheapest and best sequencing service I know"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ICTM-Center of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia
Application Area:Using this product for all checkups of cloning steps
"This product gives high quality results and is very easy to use by simply following instructions on the amount of DNA and primer to be mixed. It is excellent value for money. However, if a problem arises or you don’t get any sequence results, it cannot be repeated and tested again as they add sequencing primers themselves. You will rarely need that though. I certainly recommend this product!"
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Hannover Medical Schoo
Application Area:Sequencing candidate genes
"Easy to use and high quality! Good results for genotyping animals in a very short time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Centre de recherche des cordeliers
Application Area:PCR product sequencing
"For us the LIGHTrun is efficient, simple and inexpensive. From our experience, no other competitor or platform proposes such an effective service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: UCD
Application Area:For routine sanger sequencing to confirm sequence
"It is excellent value for money and easy-to-use, however I would find that it returns quite a high proportion of Ns requiring further sequencing in those regions"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Liverpool
Application Area:To sequence plasmids for yeast-2-hybrid work
"This product is very effective, and gives high quality results. Making up the samples to sequence in one tube is very efficient, as well as not needing to fill out forms on the GATC website."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Universität Konstanz
Application Area:Sequencing of plasmids or PCR products
"Fast ordering, easy pipetting and a reliable collection on the same day just ease the decision for GATC as a sequencing facility. And results over night hopefully enable to continue one's project with perfect results on the next morning. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: university of cambridge
Application Area:Sequencing
"We don't sequence very often, but when we do, we need fast and high quality results. They deliver every time!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Inst. f. Mikrobiologie
Application Area:Sequencing PCR-fragments and plasmids
"LIGHTruns are easy-to-use, after sales care is optimal and value for money is very good"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Manchester
Application Area:To verify cloned constructs and confirm genomic targeting
"GATC Biotech provides a very useful service which I consider as good-value for the price range you offer."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Sussex
"This is a fantastic sequencing service. The sequencing reads and turnaround time are reliable and am happy with the overall service."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg
Application Area:Plasmid verification and sequencing of hotspot mutations
"Most of the time the results do have a high quality, however there are some runs with a reading length of 1 nt every once in a while, even though the DNAs worked with other Primers or likewise Primers worked fine with other DNAs. The, well, non-existent result is rather unexplainable in these cases. The low price, fast delivery of results and the high quality (most of the time) is recommendable though..."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: CNRS
Application Area:for plasmides sequencing
"I like it and it's faster. The only problems that it's only for one time sequencing and if there is problem we cannot resequence again. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Imperial College London
Application Area:We use this almost on a daily basis for sequencing new plasmid constructs we generate in the lab
"The quality is of high standard. We did notice though that the past month samples have not been delivered as fast as they usually do. Typically when we submit the samples before 3pm they arrive the next working day - these past weeks they take at least one extra day to arrive. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Newcastle University
Application Area:DNA sequencing
"Very fast service, results arrive the following evening when collected from a collection point. Good coverage up to at least 1000 bp, always good quality results. Barcodes arrive next day after ordering. Easy to use website."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Life and Medical Science Institute, University Bonn
Application Area:Plasmid sequencing during cloning
"We are very content with the offered product. Easy to use, good service if issues arise and very quick results - often even exceeding the promised range of sequenced bases. The only problem we had so far concerned the pickup of the samples. Sometimes the pickup takes place hours after the appointed time which is especially problematic in summer. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Gothenburg University
"It's quite good. Very easy to use and vey quick to get results. The sequencing quality is very high. I will be happy to recommend it to others."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Stavanger
Application Area:Mutation detection
"If I send enough concentration, the results are always clear and easy to analyze, very reliable"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Groningen
Application Area:Used to check SDM
"We use this service a lot. The turnaround is as expected almost every time (1 day mail, less than 1 day to sequencing results). With standard plasmid preparations GATC achieves 1100+ reads. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: ACTA
"LIGHTrun sequencing is easy to use and worthy of the money. The after sales care is very good. I always get a quick response to my question. The quality of the sequencing results is usually good. I experienced some problems at the end of last year. Now it is good again"
LIGHTRUN is our most convenient and advanced Sanger sequencing solution for your premixed samples.