Innovation

To match future health threats and to limit supply chain impact this part of the MicrobeSeq project will enable research initiatives to test alternative WGS and PCR/RT-PCR technologies. This includes development of rapid workflows and exploring alternative chemistries. 

This work package will facilitate these goals by:

1. Exploring alternative lab processes and WGS technologies
2. Ensuring data pipelines and analysis tools are developed to handle and interpret the output from these lab processes
3. Documenting and assessing viability of alternative processes

The outcome will be a local competency and documentation of new laboratory approaches and processes for WGS surveillance and RT-PCR. These procedures can then be utilized for rapid screening, rapid WGS based analysis, and sustain a rapid expansion of capacity, also in cases of supply chain limitations.