Singapore, May 16 -- US-based Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), an international graduate university in Okinawa, Japan, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate genomics innovation in alignment with the One World, One Health framework, which recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

This collaboration will combine Illumina's Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies and OIST's expertise in multidisplinary science from engineering, physics to biology, ecology and marine sciences. Together, the aim is to foster knowledge sharing, testing and evaluating cutting-edge technologies,...