Just ten years ago, sequencing a complete human genome cost over €10,000. Today, at OmicaLabs, we offer a 30x whole genome with an interactive report for €500. How did we get here? And more importantly: what do you actually get for that price?
The Sequencing Cost Revolution
The Human Genome Project (1990–2003) cost $2.7 billion. Since then, sequencing costs have fallen faster than Moore’s Law: a factor of 100,000x in 20 years. Next-generation platforms such as DNBSEQ (the one we use at OmicaLabs) have been key to this reduction, with reagent costs significantly lower than previous platforms.
What Is Included in the €500?
| Item | Included |
|---|---|
| Sample collection kit | Yes |
| Shipping logistics | Yes |
| DNA extraction + quality control | Yes |
| WGS 30x sequencing (PE150, DNBSEQ) | Yes |
| Full bioinformatics analysis (BWA-MEM2, GATK, snpEff) | Yes |
| Interactive GenePortal report (ancestry, traits, PRS, PGx…) | Yes |
| Clinical PDF report for your physician | Yes |
| Raw data (FASTQ, BAM, VCF) | Yes, upon request |
| Lifetime updates (ClinVar, new PRS models) | Yes |
How We Compare to the Market
The leading European whole genome sequencing providers charge between €600 and €900 for a comparable service. SNP chip tests (which read only 0.1% of the genome) cost between €100 and €200, but lack clinical utility and cannot detect rare variants.
Who Should Consider Whole Genome Sequencing?
Healthy Individuals with Curiosity and a Preventive Mindset
Whole genome sequencing is the most cost-effective long-term genomic investment. Unlike a panel or an exome, you are not limiting the analysis to what is known today: when new gene–disease associations are discovered, your data will be there to be reanalysed.
Patients with an Unresolved Clinical Suspicion
If targeted panels have not yielded a diagnosis, whole genome sequencing covers non-coding regions, structural variants, and repeat expansions that panels cannot reach.
Researchers
We offer volume discounts (>20 samples) and a standalone bioinformatics service. See our research pricing.
Ready to take the next step? Learn more about Your Personal Genome.