GenapSys is anchored in work undertaken by the founders developing several novel technologies for DNA sequencing and protein detection at Stanford - cost effective, easy-to-use genomic diagnostic system for the widespread acquisition of genomic data, used in the research and testing of genetic disease, cancer, and microbes. The sequencer the founders developed is comparable in size and weight to a laptop computer, allowing scientists early access to machines that typically cost upwards of $1 million per machine. The GenapSys device measures the electrical signal of the DNA molecule itself as it is copied to reveal its code. Multiple chips will be available, with an estimated cost per run of a few hundred dollars each. The first will measure 1 gigabase of DNA, the second 20 gigabases, and the third 100 gigabases, which is the amount of DNA code needed to accurately analyze a human genome. The sequencers are able to rapidly read a significant amount of amount of DNA at a time, an important measure of importance for DNA sequencing as all sequencers can decode only fragments of the genetic code at a time, which must then be reassembled by supercomputers.
