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flag Roche's new DNA tech sequenced a full human genome in under four hours, setting a world record.

flag Roche revealed at the 2025 ASHG conference that its sequencing by expansion (SBX) technology set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ by sequencing a complete human genome—including variant calling—in under four hours, surpassing the prior record. flag Developed with Broad Clinical Labs and Boston Children’s Hospital, the platform offers longer reads, high throughput, and rapid processing. flag It is being tested by leading institutions and shows promise in cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and epigenetics research, with potential clinical uses in liquid biopsy and precision oncology.

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