Welcome to the Finnish Microarray and Sequencing Centre

The Finnish Microarray and Sequencing Centre (FMSC) is an internationally recognised Functional Genomics Core Facility that is part of the Turku Centre for Biotechnology. We provide state-of-the-art research technologies and services in the areas of genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics and bioinformatics for the Finnish as well as the international scientific community. Our services cover a full range of options depending on the customer's needs. The Centre has an active national and international collaborative network.

Follow the links to get information on our services:

• Next generation sequencing services with SOLiD (and HeliScope coming soon)
  
  • Transcriptomics (Whole transcriptome- and miRNA/other small RNA analysis)
  • Epigenomics (ChIP-Seq, Methylation analysis)
  • Genomics (Targeted- and Whole Small Genome Resequencing)
• Microarray technology based services
  • Gene expression analysis with Illumina, Affymetrix and Agilent
    • Exon arrays with Affymetrix
    • microRNA profiling with Agilent
  • SNP genotyping (including CGH and LOH) with Affymetrix
  • aCGH with Agilent
  • ChIP-on-chip with Agilent
• Real-time PCR with Applied Biosystems 7900HT
• DNA sequencing with Applied Biosystems 3130xl Genetic Analyzer
• Bioinformatics
• Education and Training

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If you need further information about our services please contact us.

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