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| Name | Location | Our boxes | Pick-up days and times | Samples for services: | Sequencing delays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University – Bellini Life Sciences Complex | 3649 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 0B1 4th floor Immediately left of elevators |  | Monday to Friday, 10:30 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days |
| BaseXpress Sanger | 24h * | ||||
| PlasmiQ (whole plasmid and long PCR) | 3 to 7 days (3 days for samples received on Tuesday before 4 p.m.) – Starting service – Turnaround time subject to change | ||||
| Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital | 3801 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 Turn right toward the information desk. The box is immediately to the left of the information desk. |  | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday at 10:30 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days |
| BaseXpress Sanger | 24h * | ||||
| PlasmiQ (whole plasmid and long PCR) | 3 to 7 days (3 days for samples received on Tuesday before 4 p.m.) – Starting service – Turnaround time subject to change | ||||
| 💳 MUHC Research Centre (Glen Site) | 1001 Boulevard Décarie Montréal (Québec) H4A3J1 Pavillon E – Local E01.5028 |  | Wednesday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days |
| BaseXpress Sanger | 24h * | ||||
| PlasmiQ (whole plasmid and long PCR) | 3 to 7 days (3 days for samples received on Tuesday before 4 p.m.) – Starting service – Turnaround time subject to change | ||||
| Université de Montréal – Roger-Gaudry Pavillon | 2900 Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4 Reception dock #1 Corridor K, 3rd Floor |  | Tuesday 10:30 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days |
| BaseXpress Sanger | 24h * | ||||
| PlasmiQ (whole plasmid and long PCR) | 3 to 7 days (3 days for samples received on Tuesday before 4 p.m.) – Starting service – Turnaround time subject to change | ||||
| Montréal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) | 110 Pine Avenue West Montréal, Québec H2W 1R7 Entrance hall | Tuesday 10:15 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days | |
| BaseXpress Sanger | 24h * | ||||
| PlasmiQ (whole plasmid and long PCR) | 3 to 7 days (3 days for samples received on Tuesday before 4 p.m.) – Starting service – Turnaround time subject to change | ||||
| 💳 Centre de recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine | 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Location: 7th floor, Room 7.17.313 |  | Monday to Friday, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. | All services | Contact Customer Management Office |
| Université de Sherbrooke Cancer Research Institute (IRCUS) | 3201 Jean Mignault, Sherbrooke, QC J1E 4K8 Location: Store loading dock |  | Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. | Sanger sequencing | 2 to 4 days |
| BaseXpress Sanger | Results by Friday 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| Biobanque Génome Québec and CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | 305 rue Saint-Vallier, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 5H6 | Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. (by appointment: 418-541-1234 ext. 203290) | All services | Contact Customer Management Office |
*24-hour sequencing service guarantee
The Centre d’expertise et de services (CES) Génome Québec offers a 24-hour sequencing service. Results are available via Nanuq within 24 hours or less of sample reception at the lab.
Samples for the BaseXpress service must arrive at CES before 11:00 am or be deposited before the collection time in one of the drop boxes.