Pathogen sequencing made easy with the MiSeq i100

When a potential outbreak emerges, every hour matters - and microbial sequencing needs to be fast, accurate, and simple to deploy. In this session, we’ll explore how the MiSeq™ i100 was built to support rapid, reliable sequencing for pathogen detection and microbial surveillance.

We’ll walk through how the MiSeq i100 addresses common challenges: like cold chain logistics, limited bioinformatics resources, and time-to-result—so your team can move quickly from sample to insight. This is a practical, under-the-hood look at how Illumina’s latest benchtop platform fits into real-world microbial workflows, not just in theory but in practice.

The key things you all learn in this webinar are:

• Understand how the MiSeq i100 will simplify and accelerate pathogen identification workflows enabling faster responses to emerging threats
• Discover how the new flow cells enable scalable and flexible sample throughput- ideal for community surveillance
• Gain practical insights from real-world workflows that integrate the MiSeq i100 into microbial sequencing pipeline

Speaker:

Dr. Gavin Wilkie Supervisor, Field Applications Scientists, Illumina Australia Gavin S. Wilkie is a Field Applications Supervisor at Illumina, where he specializes in microbial genomics and metagenomics. Holding a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Wilkie is widely recognized in the pathogen genomics community, with a publication record exceeding 50 scientific articles. At Illumina, Gavin currently leads a team providing support across all Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms—assisting public health and research labs deploy and utilise genomics workflows. His expertise bridges practical lab implementation with bioinformatics-driven interpretation, enabling labs across the ANZ region to advance accurate and rapid infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response.