Bioinformatics resources
Our bioinformatics software tools provide powerful, simple, and easy-to-use solutions for unlocking the value in your NGS data. Find out which of our tools are compatibile with your Takara Bio reagent kit, organized by experimental type.
Shasta and ICELL8 cx application compatibility
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| Cogent NGS Analysis Pipeline | Cogent NGS Discovery Software | ||
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| Shasta Single Cell System (640282) | |||
| Shasta Total RNA-Seq Kit - 2 Chip (640288) |  |
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| Shasta Whole-Genome Amplification Kit - 2 Chip (640286) | |
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| SMART-Seq Pro Appication Kit - 2 Chip (640257) | |
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| ICELL8 cx Single-Cell System (640188, 640189) | |||
| Shasta Total RNA-Seq Kit - 2 Chip (640288) | |
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| Shasta Whole-Genome Amplification Kit - 2 Chip (640286) | |
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| SMART-Seq Pro Appication Kit - 2 Chip (640257) | |
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mRNA-seq kit compatibility
*These products are in the process of being discontinued. Please visit the product page for replacement products or contact us.
Total RNA-seq kit compatibility
| Software compatibility with Takara Bio Total RNA-seq kits | ||||
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| Cogent NGS Analysis Pipeline | Cogent NGS Discovery Software | |||
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| SMART-Seq Total RNA Pico Input with UMIs (ZapR Mammalian) (634354–634356) | |
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| SMART-Seq Total RNA Pico Input (ZapR Mammalian) (634357–634359) | |
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| SMART-Seq Total RNA Single Cell (ZapR Mammalian) (634360–634362) | |
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| SMART-Seq Stranded Kit (634442–634444)* | |
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| Stranded Total RNA-Seq (Pico Mammalian v3) (634485–634488)* | |
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| Stranded Total RNA-Seq (Pico Mammalian v2) (634411–634414)* | |
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*These products are in the process of being discontinued. Please visit the product page for replacement products or contact us.
Immune profiling kit compatibility
| Software compatibility with Takara Bio immune profiling kits | ||
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| Cogent NGS Immune Profiler | Cogent NGS Immune Viewer | |
| Get started | Get started | |
| SMART-Seq Human BCR (with UMIs) (634776, 634777, 634778) | |
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| SMART-Seq Human TCR (with UMIs) (634779, 634780, 634781) | |
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| SMART-Seq Mouse TCR (with UMIs) (634814, 634815, 634816) | |
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| SMART-Seq Mouse BCR (with UMIs) (634351, 634352, 634353) | |
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| SMARTer Human BCR IgG IgM H/K/L Profiling Kit (634466, 634467)* | |
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| SMARTer Human TCR a/b Profiling Kit v2 (634478, 634479)* | |
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| SMARTer Human TCR a/b Profiling Kit (635016)* | |
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| SMARTer Mouse TCR a/b Profiling Kit (634402, 634403 & 634404)* | |
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*This product is in the process of being or is discontinued. Please visit the product page for replacement products or contact us.
Reproductive health kit compatibility
| Software compatibility with Takara Bio reproductive health kits | ||
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| Embgenix Analysis Software (RUO) | Embgenix Analysis Software for ESM Screen Kit | |
| Get started | Get started | |
| Embgenix PGT-A Kit (RUO) (634760) | |
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| Embgenix ESM Screen Kit (634782) | |
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RNA-seq
Cogent NGS Analysis Pipeline
Analyze sequencing data generated by select Takara Bio applications.
Cogent NGS Discovery Software
Visualize sequencing data using the output from the Cogent NGS Analysis Pipeline.
SMART-Seq DE3 Demultiplexer
Demultiplex sequencing data from SMART-Seq mRNA 3′ DE into sorted read data files.
Immune Profiling
Cogent NGS Immune Profiler Software
Analyze sequencing data from libraries prepared using our BCR or TCR profiling kits.
Cogent NGS Immune Viewer
Quickly visualize and generate publication-ready figures from the output of the Cogent NGS Immune Profiler.
Reproductive Health
Embgenix Analysis Software
Analyze sequencing data results from the Embgenix PGT-A or ESM Screen Kits on cloud-based software.
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