Ion Torrent
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DNA sequencing technology platform
next-generation sequencing technology
semiconductor-based sequencing platform
Ion Torrent is a DNA sequencing technology platform known for its semiconductor-based sequencing method that detects hydrogen ions released during nucleotide incorporation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ion Torrent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7346343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ion Torrent Context triple: [Thermo Fisher Scientific, brand, Ion Torrent]
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A.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes nanopore-based DNA and RNA sequencing devices for real-time, portable genomic analysis.
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B.
Illumina
Illumina is a biotechnology company best known for developing and manufacturing advanced DNA sequencing and array-based technologies used in genomics research and clinical applications.
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C.
NGS
NGS is the National Geodetic Survey, the U.S. federal agency responsible for defining and managing the national coordinate system used for mapping, navigation, and surveying.
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D.
NGS
NGS is the abbreviation for the Nasdaq Global Select Market, a premier tier of the Nasdaq stock exchange that lists companies meeting the highest financial and corporate governance standards.
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E.
Edico Genome
Edico Genome was a biotechnology company specializing in high-speed genomic data analysis through its DRAGEN bio-IT platform and FPGA-based acceleration technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ion Torrent Target entity description: Ion Torrent is a DNA sequencing technology platform known for its semiconductor-based sequencing method that detects hydrogen ions released during nucleotide incorporation.
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A.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes nanopore-based DNA and RNA sequencing devices for real-time, portable genomic analysis.
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B.
Illumina
Illumina is a biotechnology company best known for developing and manufacturing advanced DNA sequencing and array-based technologies used in genomics research and clinical applications.
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C.
NGS
NGS is the National Geodetic Survey, the U.S. federal agency responsible for defining and managing the national coordinate system used for mapping, navigation, and surveying.
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D.
NGS
NGS is the abbreviation for the Nasdaq Global Select Market, a premier tier of the Nasdaq stock exchange that lists companies meeting the highest financial and corporate governance standards.
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E.
Edico Genome
Edico Genome was a biotechnology company specializing in high-speed genomic data analysis through its DRAGEN bio-IT platform and FPGA-based acceleration technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DNA sequencing technology platform
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next-generation sequencing technology ⓘ semiconductor-based sequencing platform ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Life Technologies Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Thermo Fisher Scientific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| advantage |
lower instrument cost compared to optical systems
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no need for lasers or cameras ⓘ potentially faster run times ⓘ |
| dataFormat | standard sequence reads ⓘ |
| detects |
hydrogen ions
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pH changes ⓘ |
| developedBy | Ion Torrent Systems, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire |
fluorescently labeled nucleotides
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optical detection ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jonathan M. Rothberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChipType |
Ion 314 chip
NERFINISHED
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Ion 316 chip NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion 318 chip NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion PI chip NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion PII chip NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion PIII chip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Ion GeneStudio S5
NERFINISHED
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Ion PGM NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion Proton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion S5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion S5 XL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| libraryPreparation | emulsion PCR on beads ⓘ |
| limitation | homopolymer length estimation errors ⓘ |
| measures | changes in pH caused by nucleotide incorporation ⓘ |
| outputType | short-read sequences ⓘ |
| readout | electrical signal ⓘ |
| sequencingChemistry | sequencing by synthesis ⓘ |
| sequencingPrinciple | detection of hydrogen ions released during nucleotide incorporation ⓘ |
| supports |
barcoded libraries
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multiplexed sequencing ⓘ |
| templateAttachment | DNA bound to beads loaded into wells ⓘ |
| usedFor |
DNA sequencing
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amplicon sequencing ⓘ clinical diagnostics ⓘ exome sequencing ⓘ metagenomics ⓘ microbial genome sequencing ⓘ oncology panel testing ⓘ targeted sequencing ⓘ |
| uses |
ion-sensitive field-effect transistor sensors
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microfabricated semiconductor chip ⓘ |
| usesMethod | semiconductor sequencing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ion Torrent Description of subject: Ion Torrent is a DNA sequencing technology platform known for its semiconductor-based sequencing method that detects hydrogen ions released during nucleotide incorporation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.