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Illumina, Inc.

Illumina, Inc. is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Illumina, Inc. rather than just read about it. In short: Illumina, Inc. is an American biotechnology company, headquartered in San Diego, California. Incorporated on April 1, 1998, Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function.

Illumina, Inc. — main illustration
Illumina, Inc. — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Illumina, Inc. belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Illumina, Inc. to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Illumina, Inc. from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Illumina, Inc. is an American biotechnology company, headquartered in San Diego, California. Incorporated on April 1, 1998, Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function. The company provides a line of products and services that serves the sequencing, genotyping and gene expression, and proteomics markets, and serves more than 155 countries. Illumina's customers include genomic research centers, pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, clinical research organizations, and biotechnology companies.

History

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Illustrations

Illumina, Inc.: Czarnik, Stuelpnagel, and Chee at their Illumina office in the summer of 1998
Czarnik, Stuelpnagel, and Chee at their Illumina office in the summer of 1998
Illumina, Inc.: Illumina MiSeq sequencer
Illumina MiSeq sequencer
Illumina, Inc.: MiSeq Flow Cell (Top)
MiSeq Flow Cell (Top)
Illumina, Inc.: NovaSeq Flow Cell
NovaSeq Flow Cell

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Illumina, Inc.

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Illumina, Inc. claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Illumina, Inc. before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Illumina, Inc. ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Illumina, Inc.

In research
Illumina, Inc. appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Illumina, Inc. in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Illumina, Inc. is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1998 establishments in California, 2000 initial public offerings, American companies established in 1998, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Illumina, Inc. outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study Illumina, Inc. in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Illumina, Inc. means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Illumina, Inc. out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Illumina, Inc. in simple terms?

Illumina, Inc. is an American biotechnology company, headquartered in San Diego, California. Incorporated on April 1, 1998, Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function.

Why does Illumina, Inc. matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Illumina, Inc.?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Illumina, Inc..

Tags

  • 1998 establishments in California
  • 2000 initial public offerings
  • American companies established in 1998
  • Biotechnology companies established in 1998
  • Biotechnology companies of the United States
  • Companies based in San Diego
  • Companies in the S&P 400
  • Companies listed on the Nasdaq
  • DNA sequencing
  • Genomics companies
  • Health care companies based in California
  • Microarrays

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