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Buyer Name: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Buyer Address: Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, UKK43, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Melanie Cox
Contact Email: m.cox2@exeter.ac.uk
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Contract Title: Mid-throughput native long-read sequencing instrument
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