ClearLabs - Clear Safety

Clear Labs delivers access to genomics, data analytics and actionable insights that protect life.

Through innovative clinicaland food safetynext-generation sequencing and software, we deliver clarityin infectious disease genome surveillance that can help protect human lives. 

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Clinical Diagnostic Solutions

Our comprehensive whole genome sequencing (WGS) platform accelerates detection of infectious disease outbreaks and helps inform the action required to manage public outbreaks.

Food Safety Diagnostic Solutions

We leverage next-generation sequencing (NGS) to completely reinvent the way that food is tested and analyzed before it’s consumed by millions of people each day.

Delivering Clarity

From food safety testing to clinical diagnostics, our team of genomics scientists and software engineers are committed to developing innovative solutions that contribute to pathogen and infectious disease surveillance.

In The News

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

New Publication Available: The Next Frontier in Tuberculosis Investigation

A fully automated bacteria whole genome sequencing (WGS) assay was evaluated to characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium (NTM) clinical isolates. The results generated were highly reproducible, with 1...

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International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting 2024

Clear Labs CSO and COO Ramin Khaksar to Co-Present with Aviagen’s Laboratory Director Lola Crespo at IAFP 2024 Annual Meeting

Clear Labs' Dr. Ramin Khaksar and Aviagen's Laboratory Director Dr. Lola Crespo will be co-presenting at IAFP 2024 Symposia S50 on 7/17/2024 between 8:30 - 10am PT in Room 104AB.

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Journal of Food Protection

New Publication Available: Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Direct Detection and Serotyping of Salmonella from Enrichment

In this study, an automated, targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) assay to detect and serotype Salmonella from sample enrichments was evaluated. The assay generates millions of reads to detect multiple Salmonella-specific genes and se...

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Clear Labs

New Features Available for Microbial Surveillance WGS

The Clear Dx™ Microbial Surveillance WGS platform can now accommodate additional sample input types including heat-inactivated bacterial isolates, extracted DNA, and cultured MTB.

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Clear Labs

Clear Labs Launches Wastewater Sequencing Solution

Clear Labs announces the launch of Clear Dx™ FlexPro: Wastewater (SARS-CoV-2), a fully automated end-to-end whole genome sequencing (WGS) solution for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

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PRWeb

Clear Labs Launches Microbial Surveillance Whole Genome Sequencing Solution

Clear Labs announces the launch of the Clear Dx™ Microbial Surveillance WGS, a fully-automated, end-to-end whole genome sequencing (WGS) solution for bacterial and fungal isolates.

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Health Tech World

28 Health Tech Innovations Which are Truly Changing Healthcare

Who is having a real impact on healthcare and digital health? Which innovations will positively affect healthcare in 2023? Here’s the Health Tech World longlist of some of the most prominent names in the space, and Clear Labs is among the...

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Genome Web

Clear Labs Pushing Automated Whole-Genome Sequencing Into Clinical Market for Infection Control

During the pandemic, Clear Labs expanded the market for its automated sequencing system from environmental pathogen detection in the food industry to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and wastewater monitoring. Now, the San Carlos, California-based c...

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BioProcess International

From Immigrant to Entrepreneur: Lessons Learned in Building an Innovative Business

As an entrepreneur, I stepped away from a fulfilling position in a large and established company to go out on my own and build something new. My decision to leave the advanced research department at Illumina, Inc. to create a start-up might...

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  • Clear Dx™

    Fully Automated Sequencing Platform for Microbial and Viral Pathogens Learn More

    Meet Clear Dx™, a rapid, high throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform for clinical and public health labs that offers complete characterization of microbial and viral pathogens. By reducing hands-on-time from hours to minutes, cutting down the number of human touch points, and decreasing result turnaround time from days to hours, our whole genome sequencing (WGS) workflow enables near real-time pathogen surveillance.

    Learn About Clear Dx™
    • Unrivaled Speed and Flexibility

      Work faster and make more timely decisions with our fully automated sequencing platform for genomic surveillance.

    • Consistent Results

      Reduce workflow errors when sequencing infectious disease with the ability to generate the same outcome repeatedly.

    • Streamlined Data Management

      Manage and interpret your data on a single clinical testing platform without the need for bioinformatics specialists.

    • Accessible and Easy to Use

      Increase lab tech efficiency and productivity with our comprehensive and user-friendly next-generation sequencing platform.

  • Clear Safety™

    Listeria & Salmonella Testing Learn More

    Whether you’re looking to perform Salmonella serotyping or Listeria persistence monitoring, Clear Safety™ enables deep molecular characterization of pathogens—offering you the flexibility to find the right information for food safety environmental monitoring and quality assurance.

    Learn About Clear Safety™
    • The Power of Data

      Increase operational efficiencies through better decision-making based on insights only achievable with next-generation sequencing (NGS).

    • Automated Workflow

      Maintain reproducibility, reduce hands-on labor and minimize the potential for errors during Salmonella and Listeria sequencing with robotic pipetting and automated bioinformatics.

    • Reliable Results

      Reduce false negatives and false positives—and curtail recall risks, operational costs, holding time, and short-shipping penalties for ​​food safety and quality assurance.

    • Environmental Mapping

      Understand contamination incidents and take more informed corrective actions with the ability to visualize your Listeria environmental monitoring program.