DNA-Sequencing Machine Testing

See how we helped a global biotech leader enhance its DNA-sequencing platform with robust control software, remote testing, powerful QA analytics, and simulators that safely accelerate regulated development.

Background

Client: a pharmaceutical and Biotech multinational and leading provider of cancer treatments globally.

Goal: to develop software for DNA-sequencing machine and to provide remote testing of the DNA-sequencing machine.

Industry: Biotech

Geography: Basel, Switzerland

Team Size: 15+

Duration: May 2019 — Ongoing

Industry:

Healthcare

Location:

Switzerland

Services Used :

Data Platforms & Analytics

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Services

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Solutions

Sequencer Control Software: Tronix engineered core services and UI workflows for the DNA-sequencing instrument—run setup, reagent tracking, instrument health, and data acquisition—built for reliability and traceability.
Remote Testing & Telemetry: Enabled secure remote test execution with streaming logs/metrics, artifact capture, and role-based access; reduced on-site lab dependency while preserving auditability.
SQA Dashboard & Analytics: Delivered a cross-team QA dashboard aggregating builds, tests, defects, coverage, and trend analytics—now used by seven+ teams to prioritize fixes and measure release readiness.
Medical Device Simulators: Developed high-fidelity simulators for sensors/actuators and sequencing runs to de-risk new features and reproduce edge cases safely, unlocking parallel development by multiple teams.
Test Automation & Compliance: Implemented layered automation (unit/integration/HIL), golden datasets, and validation packs with traceable requirements → test → evidence links, yielding 3–4× time savings and supporting regulated quality processes.

‍Result
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Improved QA analytics

The Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Dashboard was developed and launched. It is used by 7 other development teams.

Medical device simulators

To eliminate the testing-related risks, we developed medical device stimulators that allowed testing of the features being added safely.

Automation of testing

Some automated tests our experts have created ensure 3-4x time savings compared to manual testing.