NGS-CN
Next Generation Sequencing Competence Network
The NGS Competence Centers
The Next Generation Sequencing Competence Network (NGS-CN) is an initiative funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). It is brought together by four NGS Competence Centers (NGS-CCs):
- the Competence Center for Genomic Analysis Kiel (CCGA) at the University of Kiel
- the Dresden-Concept Genome Center (DcGC) at the TUD Dresden University of Technology
- the NGS Competence Center Tübingen (NCCT) at the University of Tübingen
- the West German Genome Center (WGGC), a collaboration led by the University of Cologne that also involves the Universities of Bonn and Düsseldor
News from the network
NGS Technology
Next Generation Sequencing has emerged as a key technology in both life and medical sciences, and as such it continuously evolves and improves. The goal of the NGS Competence Network (or immediately NGS-CN) is to harmonize NGS services across state-of-the-art national core facilities. Such an approach ensures the best results for developing, advancing, and providing this essential technology, and increasing availability throughout scientists in Germany . As it happens for similar NGS networks world-wide, the NGS Competence Network can increase the international visibility of the participating institutes and bring a strong collaborative structure to advance Germany’s genome research scientific landscape.
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) services can be obtained through the NGS-CN. The following are a few options:
- Apply for NGS sequencing within the DFG call. The calls are announced by the DFG on their website.
- Apply to the DFG in a normal application process and also engage with the NGS centers upfront for collaboration on sequencing.
- Contact the NGS centers directly with your project requests funded by different sources. Please contact us via contact[at]ngs-cn.de or use our contact form. For all of these options, we can provide you contacts for consulting and interaction with the NGS centers
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Special Interest Groups
Experts and members from all partner sites of the NGS-CN have constituted 5 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – working groups focusing on topics relevant for operational and strategic decisions