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Cambridge scientists win technology award for their DNA sequencing method
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The Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to UK researchers who developed a widely used approach to genome sequencing.
Professors Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Sir David Klenerman, both from Cambridge University, were awarded the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize for their work on DNA sequencing. The pair are credited with developing next-generation sequencing (NGS) – the technology behind the 100,000 Genomes Project. The future potential of NGS is enormous and the exploitation of the technology is still in its infancy. The technology will be a crucial element in promoting sustainable development through personalisation of medicine, understanding and fighting killer diseases, and hence improving the quality of life, said Professor Päivi Törmä who chaired the selection committee.
Sir Balasubramanian, an India-born British professor of medicinal chemistry, and Sir Klenerman, a British biophysical chemist, co-invented the Solexa-Illumina Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS), technology enabling fast, accurate, low-cost and large-sca
British Indian chemist in Millennium Tech Prize winning team for revolutionary DNA tech
British Indian chemist in Millennium Tech Prize winning team for revolutionary DNA tech
Shankar Balasubramanian, an India-born British professor of medicinal chemistry, was among one of the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize for development of revolutionary DNA techniques.
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UPDATED: May 19, 2021 09:23 IST
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman were declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize. (Representative Image)
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman were on Tuesday declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize, a prestigious global science and technology prize awarded for their development of revolutionary sequencing techniques which means DNA can now be read in super-fast times.
Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman were on Tuesday declared the winners of the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize for their development of revolutionary sequencing techniques.