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Four hours. From unboxing to sequencing. "From the first time I saw the machine until we had something sequencing was roughly four hours." Rasmus Kirkegaard at Aalborg University sequences peatland soil on Oxford Nanopore. On his first day with Callisto, the sequence was install, a short training, load the reagents and walk away, and he was sequencing that afternoon. Most lab automation takes months of setup and calibration before it earns its place. Callisto is built to work on day one. Thanks, Rasmus Kirkegaard, for an honest conversation in today's live session. #Nanopore #Metagenomics #LabAutomation

Callisto didn't just make the lab faster. It made the data better. At Lurie Children's, Callisto prep on PacBio beat manual on the three things the sequencer cares about: more usable data, longer reads, deeper coverage. The reason shows up in the read-length distribution. Manual prep leaves a second peak of short fragments below 10 kb — reads that don't reach the useful range. Callisto removes that peak. #Callisto #PacBio #LabAutomation

We announced a series of major product launches, strategic partnerships, and real-world customer insights that are helping shape the future of automated genomics this week at #AGBTGM2026. From expanding Callisto’s ecosystem with collaborations like Roche AXELIOS 1 to introducing the PCR-free WGS Complete Kit with Watchmaker Genomics, we’re advancing push-button, high-quality sequencing workflows that make life easier for labs everywhere. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, joined our talks, and shared their insights. The future of genomics automation is bright. And we’re just getting started. 🌟 https://lnkd.in/eiAU6tZ7

We’re excited to announce a new partnership between Volta Labs and Watchmaker Genomics to introduce the Callisto™ Complete Kit for DNA EF Library Prep, unveiled at AGBT - Advances in Genome Biology and Technology today. This fully automated, PCR-free workflow pairs Watchmaker’s best-in-class chemistry with Volta’s digital fluidics to help labs run push-button whole genome sequencing workflows with consistent, high-quality results. As Trey Foskett, CEO of Watchmaker Genomics, shared: “PCR-free whole genome sequencing demands both high-performance chemistry and workflow precision. For clinical and translational laboratories that require push-button solutions with dependable performance but do not operate at a high-throughput scale, the Callisto™ Complete Kit offers a simple and streamlined path to implementing PCR-free WGS with confidence.” This partnership reflects our shared commitment to enabling scalable, high-performance genomics workflows that help researchers and clinicians move faster, reduce variability, and generate reproducible data with confidence. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eKrrFbR5 #Genomics #NGS #LibraryPrep #Automation #LifeSciences #Sequencing #AGBT2026

Manual prep shouldn’t limit your sequencing goals. On November 4, learn how Twist Hybrid Capture automated on Callisto™ boosts reproducibility, reduces hands-on time, and accelerates targeted NGS.

When innovation meets precision: Volta Labs and Twist Bioscience team up to enhance reproducibility and performance in targeted NGS. Don’t miss the November 4 webinar.