IMPORTANT: The Biomics platform prioritizes Covid-19 project. Biomics prioritizes Covid-19 / SARS-COV-2 research projects. IIt is important to note that we are starting to accept all other types of projects again. Our prioritization of activity during this period is as follows:
- Treatment of Covid-19 priority projects (Pasteur CIBU, CNR…)
- The list of these projects is public via the link below
- Treatment of all other projects submitted to Biomics
- Maintaining our sequencing capacity (5 sequencers in autonomous access)
- Priority to Covid-19 projects
- Only accessible to campus users
Measures carried out to facilitate the return of activity It is foreseeable that, following this crisis, Covid projects will remain a priority in the medium term, which will have an impact on Biomics’ capacity to handle other types of projects. To anticipate this, we have set up user autonomy aids for the sequencing of “classic Illumina” projects: Genomics (DNA-Seq), Transcriptomics (RNA-Seq) and Metagenomics. Certain provisions are reserved for Pasteurian users (IP and RIIP). Of course, we will continue to take charge of complex projects requiring fine-tuning.
- Preparation of sequence libraries
- List of essential laboratory equipment (on demand)
- Provision of simplified protocols (on demand, IP and RIIP)
- Simplifying access to the autonomous use of our machines room 14.01.06
- Creation and update of Moocs (http://moocs.pasteur.fr)
- Quality: BioAnalyzer (Fr, En); Fragmentation:Covaris (ends of 2020)
- Sequencer: NextSeq (Fr, En); ISeq100 (ends of 2020), MiniSeq (ends of 2020)
- Automation of the sending of data generated by our sequencers
- Creation and update of Moocs (http://moocs.pasteur.fr)
- Possibility to outsource libraries on a NovaSeq via PPMS (IP and RIIP)
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Organisation and contact :
The Biomics Core Facility is the C2RT structure at Institut Pasteur for Next Generation Sequencing and includes both short and long-read technologies (As such we follow the common guidelines and good practices). Our mission is to facilitate scientific discovery within Pasteur Institute’s network and academic research institutes. Biomics accepts both service and collaborative projects and works closely with the C3BI and DSI to provide data analysis solutions and data storage for researchers. Please contact us for pricing and turnaround times. Our website, https://biomics.pasteur.fr, allows you to:
- Ask questions (price, delay time, grants…)
- Submit a new project
- Monitor the progress of your project
- Information on the services provided
Here are some examples of what we propose (Procaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses):
- Technology: Short-Reads (Illumina), Long-Reads (PacBio & Nanopore)
- DNA-Seq: Sequencing de novo and targeted
- RNA-Seq: Transcriptomic Analysis
- Metagenomic: Targeted sequencing studies (16S, 18S, ITS) or random (Shotgun)
- Genotyping (autonomous access)
- Bioinformatics: NGS data analysis (Variant, Assembly, Methylation study…)
Biomics and its staff of experts work hard for the successful and timely processing of all samples and requests. If you are unsatisfied with our service or have a suggestion on how we can improve please do not hesitate to contact us: Reclamation / Suggestions 
