NGS consulting
A second opinion from people who run the assays.
Independent guidance across the NGS lifecycle — from designing a study and choosing a platform, to developing and validating an assay, to setting up a laboratory of your own. Advice grounded in day-to-day bench and analysis experience.
Where we help
From a question on a whiteboard to a working lab
Study & experimental design
Choosing the right assay, depth and controls; sample size and statistical power; avoiding the confounders that sink a project before it starts.
Power & budget
Honest trade-offs between coverage, sample numbers and cost — so the design answers the question without over-spending.
Assay development
Developing and optimising library prep, panels and protocols — including low-input and challenging sample types.
Validation & QC
Designing validation studies and QC frameworks: sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility and limits of detection.
Instrument selection
Platform-agnostic advice on sequencers and instruments matched to throughput, application and total cost of ownership.
Laboratory set-up
Standing up an NGS or omics lab: workflow design, layout, SOPs, staffing and the bioinformatics backbone to support it.
How engagements work
Scoped, practical, yours to keep
Most engagements start with a short scoping call, then a focused piece of work with concrete deliverables. No retainer required.
Book a scoping callScoping call
We understand your goal, constraints and timeline, and agree what success looks like.
Proposal
A written scope with deliverables, effort and price — no surprises.
The work
Design documents, protocols, validation plans or recommendations — built for your team to act on.
Hand-over
Documentation you own, plus a walkthrough so the knowledge stays with you.
Who we work with
Teams at every stage
From a first-time grant holder planning a pilot, to a biotech validating an assay, to an institution building its own sequencing capacity.
Want a second pair of eyes?
Describe where you are and what you are deciding. We will tell you whether a short consult or a larger engagement makes sense — and what it would cost.