Illumina outlines 18-month NovaSeq X upgrades to boost quality, throughput and speed
Illumina announced an 18‑month roadmap for the NovaSeq X system featuring a Q70 quality score, a 40% output increase to 35 billion reads, and 30% faster runtimes (14B reads in 20–22 hours). The plan adds staggered starts, new flow cells and DRAGEN software to broaden multiomics, oncology and genetics applications. Rollout will span all NovaSeq X installations (~890 systems) and aims to enable higher-quality data at lower cost, advancing oncology, MRD testing and rare-disease research.