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SUMMARY:MICRODROPLET GENE SEQUENCING - A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A TINY SPACE!  
 - Barne Balmforth\, Base 4
DTSTART:20191121T183000Z
DTEND:20191121T200000Z
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DESCRIPTION:\nCambridge is a renowned center for biotechnology development
 s and understanding biological structures is key to many studies. \n\nThe 
 Cambridge biotechnology company Base4\, has been developing long read leng
 th single molecule sequencing technology to leverage the key advantages of
  microdroplet systems to deliver high-throughput\, low-cost sequence data 
 from unmodified sample molecules.  Building on this research Base4 has dev
 eloped a novel microdroplet manipulation platform that enables the flexibl
 e\, reprogrammable manipulation of aqueous droplets with volumes ranging f
 rom microlitres to sub-femtolitres.  This talk will explore the challenges
  involved in developing this technolgy and the potential applications in m
 edicine and life science\, including next-generation DNA sequencing and ph
 armaceutical discovery workflows.\n\nBarney Balmforth is a Director and Ch
 ief Operating Officer at Base4 and has a Masters degree in Physics from Ox
 ford University and a PhD in Quantum Optics from Cambridge University.\n\n
 Open to all.  Full details at https://communities.theiet.org/communities/e
 vents/item/229/77/23521   To book a place please go to https://localevents
 .theiet.org/60333a\n
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