LGC Genomics has announced that it has successfully gained Illumina CSPro certification for sequencing, gaining entry to an elite global group of Illumina genomics service providers.

Illumina Inc., a San Diego-based company, provides leading-edge genetic analysis tools to genomics centres worldwide.

Illumina CSPro is the collaborative service provider partnership dedicated to ensure the delivery of the highest-quality data available for genetic analysis applications. LGC Genomics successfully completed a rigorous two-phase certification process that included minimum data generation, data certification and an on-site audit of the facility and processes.

Niels Kruize, sales director of LGC Genomics said: “This is an important development for our next generation sequencing service, proving that LGC Genomics is committed to providing customers with innovative and high-value solutions for their genomic research. We are very pleased to be certified by Illumina and have the quality of our service and data acknowledged as being world class.”

“Illumina CSPro recognises organisations that provide customers with industry-leading data quality and service in genetic analysis,” said Karen Possemato, Illumina's director of Corporate Marketing. “LGC Genomics is now a CSPro in Berlin, Germany able to provide sequencing services using Illumina technology. Now that LGC Genomics is a global CSPro partner, we are excited to work with them to make it easier for researchers in Germany to access the power of Illumina's genetic analysis technologies.”

Illumina is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function.