Per-launch dossiers — AGBT 2026¶
One page per vendor announcement. Because AGBT abstracts are closed-ish, the per-launch template is the natural unit of the vault (not the per-talk or per-tool template used elsewhere).
Per-launch template¶
Each dossier follows this shape:
# <Platform/Launch name> — <vendor>
- Vendor / launch date / availability
- Chemistry / read length / throughput / accuracy / cost-per-Gb
- What's new vs prior generation
- Headline benchmarks (with source caveats)
- Reception / competitive context
- Cross-links to relevant tools and downstream talks
Every spec line ends with per vendor PR release dated
Index¶
| Launch | Vendor | Modality | Throughput (PR) | Read length | Accuracy (PR) | Availability | List price / cost-per-genome | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axelios 1 | Roche | Nanopore SBX (sequencing by expansion) | 16 human genomes/run | Avg duplex ~230–250 bp | Q38 duplex | Pre-order post-AGBT; formal launch summer 2026 | $750k instrument; $150 / 30× duplex genome; $0.06 / M reads simplex | ✅ |
| VITARI | Element Biosciences | Short-read SBS (Avidity) | 10B reads/run; 3 TB / 2×150 dual-sided | 2×75 / 2×150 (2×300 roadmap) | >90% Q30 | Pre-orders open; ships H2 2026 | $689k; $100 genome; $1/Gb | ✅ |
| UG200 / UG200 Ultra | Ultima Genomics | Single-end SBS on wafers (isothermal amp) | 162 Tb/wk max; 60 wafers/wk; ~1,350 genomes-equiv (Ultra) | up to ~300 bp single-end; PE roadmap (Solaris 2.0) | Q60 ppmSeq duplex-equivalent | At AGBT | $850k (single wafer) / $1.25M (Ultra) | ✅ |
| DNBSEQ-T7+ | Complete Genomics (→ Swiss Rockets) | DNB short-read | 48B reads/24h (4 flow cells); ~28k genomes/yr | Standard PE | Q40 per-base | Shipping US/CA now | $800k; $100 / genome; $1/Gb | ✅ |
| TruPath | Illumina | Synthetic long-read via NovaSeq X (constellation mapped reads) | 16 genomes/day per NSX | Short reads phased | NovaSeq X Q-scores | Shipping | $395 / genome | ✅ |
| Q70 duplex kits | Illumina | NovaSeq X duplex chemistry | n/a (kit) | n/a | Q70 target | Early access H2 2026 | TBD | ✅ |
| CiFi | PacBio + UC Davis | Long-read 3C / Hi-C variant | Chromosome-scale assembly from 1 SMRT cell | HiFi (Revio SPRQ) | HiFi (Q≥30 base) | Shipping | Reagent-only | ✅ |
| SPRQ-Hq / SMRT-cell reuse | PacBio | Revio chemistry update | 2 runs/SMRT cell beta | HiFi | HiFi | Beta → international EA Feb 2026; broad rollout 2026 | $300/genome with SPRQ-Nx | ✅ |
| PureTarget | PacBio | Targeted long-read enrichment | Capture-based | HiFi | HiFi | Shipping | TBD | ✅ |
| PromethION cfDNA/cfRNA multiomic | Oxford Nanopore | Nanopore | PromethION-class | Long-read | Q38 duplex roadmap | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| G4X Spatial Sequencer | Singular Genomics | Spatial multiomics | 128 samples / 40 cm² tissue, 5-day workflow | n/a | n/a | Officially released week of AGBT | ~$100s/sample reagent | ✅ |
| Xenium RNA+Protein | 10x Genomics | In-situ multiomics | 500-plex RNA + 28-plex protein | n/a | n/a | Commercial mid-2026 | TBD | ✅ |
| Atera (roadmap preview) | 10x Genomics | Whole-transcriptome spatial | 18k-gene WTA + stackable 1k-gene panels | n/a | n/a | Formal launch AACR Apr 2026; ships H2 2026 | $495k instrument; ~$2,200 / sample WTA reagent | ✅ |
| CellScape | Bruker Spatial Biology | Spatial proteomics | Next-gen leap (PR) | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| PaintScape | Bruker Spatial Biology | 3D genome visualization | n/a | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| CosMx mouse whole-transcriptome + 64-protein | Bruker (NanoString) | Spatial molecular imager | Mouse WT | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| MERSCOPE Ultra / MERFISH 2.0 | Vizgen | Spatial transcriptomics + proteomics | Expanded predesigned panels, organoid support | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| Pyxa | Stellaromics | 3D spatial imager | First commercial 3D spatial imager (PR) | n/a | n/a | Newcomer launch | TBD | ✅ |
| Rhapsody (refresh under Waters) | Waters (ex-BD) | Single-cell multiomics | Existing platform; new owner messaging | n/a | n/a | Shipping | TBD | ✅ |
| Concerto | Codetta Bio | Multimodal biomarker (DNA/RNA/protein) | n/a | n/a | n/a | Commercial | TBD | ✅ |
| CellCage | Cellanome | Temporal single-cell tracking | Transcriptome over time per cell | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| mcPCR | Syndex Bio | Methyl-copying PCR | Co-amplification of DNA + methylation | n/a | n/a | Roadmap | TBD | ✅ |
| Callisto (expanded) | Volta Labs | Automated library prep | Expanded capabilities; Roche + Watchmaker partnerships | n/a | n/a | Shipping | TBD | ✅ |
How to add a dossier¶
- Create
launches/<vendor>-<launch-slug>.md(e.g.launches/roche-axelios-1.md). - Follow the per-launch template above.
- Every numeric spec line must end with a citation, e.g.
*per [Element press release dated 2026-02-19](https://...)*. - Flag any vendor figure that lacks third-party validation as (vendor PR — no independent benchmark).
- Cross-link to:
- Downstream Bioconductor packages (SpatialExperiment, SpatialFeatureExperiment, BSgenome, DESpace).
- Downstream AACR / EuroBioC / GBCC talks that report data from this platform.
- The relevant AGBT plenary or concurrent session (where attribution is possible from public coverage).