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Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Company developing and selling nanopore sequencing products

Oxford Nanopore Technologies aims to disrupt the paradigm of biological analysis.  Our technology and commercial model has already opened up DNA analysis to researchers who previously had no direct access to sequencing technologies, freeing them up to perform analyses in their own labs, in real time or in the field.  Over time, the technology will continue to improve, new form factors of the technology will be introduced and workflows will be further simplified by new preparation techniques or analysis workflows. This technology pathway is designed to enable the analysis of any living thing, by any person, in any environment.

Oxford Nanopore has developed the worlds first and only nanopore DNA sequencer, the MinION. The MinION is a portable, real time, long-read, low cost device that has been designed to bring easy biological analyses to anyone, whether in scientific research, education or a range of real world applications such as disease/pathogen surveillance, environmental monitoring, food chain surveillance, self-quantification or even microgravity biology. Commercially available since 2015, the MinION is in use by a thriving community of scientists in >50 countries, where it is enabling myriad applications within the traditional laboratory environment and in the field.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Executive Team

  • Gordon Sanghera, Chief Executive Officer, CBE
  • Nick Keher, Chief Financial Officer
  • Spike Willcocks, Chief Strategy Officer
  • Tim Cowper, Chief Operating Officer
  • Zoe McDougall, Global Head, SVP, Corporate Affairs
  • Sarah Lapworth, SVP, Global Human Resources
  • Jordan Herman, SVP, General Counsel
  • Rosemary Sinclair Dokos, Chief Product & Marketing Officer
  • Lakmal Jayasinghe, Chief Scientific Officer

Visit website: https://nanoporetech.com/

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Details last updated 02-Apr-2020

Oxford Nanopore Technologies News

Leadership change ahead for Oxford Nanopore

Leadership change ahead for Oxford Nanopore

Financial Times (FT) - 11-Aug-2025

Gordon Sanghera to leave after 20 years as takeover interest grows in UK DNA sequencing firm

Oxford Nanopore targets multi-omics future with proteomics push

Oxford Nanopore targets multi-omics future with proteomics push

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 27-Jan-2025

CEO outlines plan to merge DNA, RNA, and proteome data for deeper biological insights

UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection

UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection

Innovation News Network - 06-Nov-2024

The system will use genetic testing to identify infections quickly

Oxford Nanopore and Genomics England join forces to sequence 7500 samples

Oxford Nanopore and Genomics England join forces to sequence 7500 samples

Inside Precision Medicine - 03-Nov-2023

Creating the world's largest genetic dataset for unprecedented insights

Mayo clinic and Oxford nanopore partner up to revolutionise precision medicine

Mayo clinic and Oxford nanopore partner up to revolutionise precision medicine

Business Wire - 19-Oct-2023

Unlocking the secrets of cancer and genetic diseases with nanopore sequencing


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Gordon Sanghera

Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Lakmal Jayasinghe

Chief Scientific Officer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Nicholas Keher

Chief Financial Officer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Rosemary Sinclair Dokos

Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Spike Willcocks

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Tim Cowper

Chief Operating Officer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies