In 1998, Solexa sequencing emerged at the University of Cambridge from pioneering work of Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Sir David Klenerman, Dr Colin Barnes and Dr Mark Osborne.

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The breakthrough tech revolutionized genomics by paving the way for next-generation sequencing (NGS) of DNA, and the rapid read of life's code that has set the path toward targeted medicine and personalised healthcare...​

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Back in the day, digital cams were rare/expensive and mobiles were cameraless bricks, so sadly pictures were few, but the collection of notes and visuals below represent a creative spin on the founding years of Solexa from a postdoc, inventor, senior scientist and problem solver perspective...