The Blocksford Brickopore sequencer is designed as an engagement tool to explain how DNA sequencing technology works and to explore concepts in genomics and bioscience.
It was designed by two scientists from the Earlham Institute to support our public engagement activities, but has since been copied (with our blessing!) and we are now actively encouraging others to build their own by releasing the designs and software.
Our founders
Chief Technology Officer: Richard Leggett
In his spare time, Richard is Technology Algorithms Group Leader at Earlham Institute.
Chief Scientific Officer: Iain Macaulay
When not working at Blocksford, Iain is Technical Development Group Leader at Earlham Institute.
The founders are extremely grateful to the many employees of Blocksford Brickopore who have helped promote and demonstrate our products to the public. There are too many to mention individually, but special mention must go to Pete Bickerton, James Lipscombe and Will Nash, who have probably been the most enthusiastic supporters of the product!