Oxford Nanopore Technologies is behind the world's only portable, real-time DNA / RNA sequencer, the MinION™. Scaling up to the PromethION™ and GridION™ systems, nanopore technology can provide real time molecular analysis workflows for any project whether personal or population based. Nanopore analysis provides real-time, direct, on-demand, ultra-long read sequencing.

The technology may be used across a range of areas of scientific research including pathogens/AMR, human genetics, plant/crop research and environmental research. The Oxford Nanopore company Metrichor provides end to end solutions for applied markets including healthcare/diagnostics, food testing and assurance, environmental testing and assurance, consumer genetics.