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Overview | NOTE 1. OVERVIEW We design, develop and manufacture sequencing systems to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve genetically complex problems. Our products address several applications based on our novel Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) sequencing technology, including human germline sequencing, plant and animal sciences, infectious disease and microbiology, oncology, and other emerging applications. Across these applications, customers use our technology in a wide range of sequencing methods, including whole genome sequencing and de novo genome assembly, long-range phasing, targeted sequencing, full-length RNA and single-cell sequencing, methylation and epigenetic characterization, and others. Our technology provides high accuracy, long reads, uniform coverage, and the ability to detect epigenetic changes simultaneously. PacBio® sequencing systems, including consumables and software, offer a simple and fast end-to-end workflow for SMRT sequencing. In addition to our SMRT sequencing technology, we are developing a highly accurate short-read sequencing platform based on the novel Sequencing by Binding (SBB®) technology. Upon launch, we expect SBB to address adjacent applications and complement our existing long-read sequencing technology. References in this report to “PacBio,” “we,” “us,” the “Company,” and “our” refer to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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