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About GeneGlobe

Bringing together expert-designed products, custom design tools, biological insights and analysis pipelines to support your research from start to finish.

What is GeneGlobe?

GeneGlobe is a genomics research platform that brings together biological knowledge, predesigned assays and panels, custom product design tools and data analysis resources – all in one place. Whether you’re running dPCR, qPCR or next-generation sequencing experiments, or performing functional genomics studies, GeneGlobe helps you connect your scientific questions to meaningful results.

GeneGlobe’s mission: Enabling science, every day

GeneGlobe simplifies the essential tasks that power great research. It delivers configurable and customizable products, curated scientific knowledge and intuitive digital tools to reduce complexity and save time. By streamlining the steps between question and answer, GeneGlobe helps scientists stay focused on discovery. It's a quiet partner in the background, built to keep science moving forward, faster.
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Connecting genomic tools to biological insight

Most experiments don’t start with a protocol. They start with a question, and when that question touches the genome, things can get complicated fast. You need to know that your assays and panels target the right sequence and pick up the biology you actually care about. That you’re not just measuring something – you’re measuring the right thing. That’s what we built GeneGlobe to do. Whether your focus is cancer, the microbiome or something else entirely, GeneGlobe helps ensure your results are rooted in biology.

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What we offer

GeneGlobe brings the essentials together, so you can focus less on logistics and more on your research. 

  • Knowledge hub: Over 10,000 genes, miRNAs and pathways, with interactive maps that put targets in biological context.
  • Target-specific assays and panels: Millions of expert-designed qPCR, dPCR, NGS and functional analysis products.
  • Custom product designers: Your targets, your specifications – built with trusted QIAGEN algorithms.
  • Analysis tools: Built-in analysis pipelines for QIAGEN data, plus token-based tools for external RNA-seq.
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How we curate knowledge

Every search in GeneGlobe is backed by a foundation of trusted knowledge. The platform draws from the QIAGEN Knowledge Base and QIAGEN IPA (Ingenuity Pathway Analysis), which are continuously curated from peer-reviewed literature and structured using standardized biological ontologies. Our expert teams review, annotate and update this content to ensure that every gene, pathway and molecular interaction you explore is grounded in current, scientifically rigorous data.

So when you design, explore or analyze in GeneGlobe, you know your work is built on knowledge you can trust.

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Accelerating research with real-world impact

Every breakthrough in biology has the potential to change lives or shift what we thought we knew before. GeneGlobe supports new discoveries across key research areas, including:

  • Cancer biomarker discovery
  • Translational genomics and drug development
  • Microbial analysis and microbiome profiling
Across these and other fields, GeneGlobe assays, panels and analysis tools are used in academic labs, biotech startups and pharma research programs worldwide. By linking high-quality assays to curated biological context, GeneGlobe helps you generate results you can trust, publish with confidence and turn research into impact.
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Why the scientific community relies on GeneGlobe

Researchers across disciplines turn to GeneGlobe for more than just products. They trust it as a research companion backed by QIAGEN’s legacy of quality and precision.
  • Trusted foundation: Built on QIAGEN chemistry and knowledge systems, used in thousands of studies over four decades.
  • Support across disciplines: Designed for cancer research, biomarker discovery, immunology, infectious disease, microbiome and beyond.
  • Custom when needed: Easy-to-use tools for designing assays and panels when standard options don’t match your targets.
  • Research-ready experience: Search, explore, design and analyze – all in one integrated, intuitive platform.
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How GeneGlobe fits into your workflow

Research rarely follows a straight line, but GeneGlobe helps keep the pieces connected, so you can focus on the science.

  • From question to result, in one place: Explore targets, design or order assays and run analyses – all without jumping between tools.
  • Works with your lab setup: Fully compatible with QIAGEN assays and instruments, and supports RNA-seq data from other platforms.
With everything linked – design, biological context and data – GeneGlobe keeps your workflow streamlined and your research on track.
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See GeneGlobe in action

This short tutorial shows you how to navigate GeneGlobe for selecting assays, customizing designs, exploring biology and analyzing data.

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Frequently asked questions

Find quick answers to the most common questions about GeneGlobe – from choosing the right assay or panel, to designing custom products, exploring biological insights and analyzing your results.

What types of products can I find on GeneGlobe?

GeneGlobe offers both predesigned and customizable assays and panels for qPCR, dPCR, NGS and functional genomics. You can find target-specific solutions for gene expression analysis, mutation detection, copy number variation (CNV), RNA workflows, microbial profiling, pathway studies, gene silencing, target validation and more. All products are optimized for QIAGEN instruments and reagents to ensure compatibility, reliable performance and reproducibility in molecular biology and genomics research.

How do I find the right product for my experiment?

GeneGlobe offers several ways to search. You can look up products by name, catalog ID, target, technology or keyword using the main search bar. Advanced filters let you narrow by species, assay chemistry, instrument compatibility or application.

You can also browse by technology (qPCR, dPCR, NGS, etc.) or biological area to explore curated categories. Side-by-side comparisons and panel previews make it easier to evaluate options and identify assays that match your targets.

Need help mastering the platform? The Advanced Search Tutorial walks you through strategies for finding exactly what you need, fast.

Can I design my own assays and panels?

Yes. GeneGlobe includes custom design tools that let you build assays and panels tailored to your specific research targets – no bioinformatics expertise required. These tools are powered by QIAGEN’s validated design algorithms to support high sensitivity and specificity, whether you’re targeting a single gene, transcript or microbial sequence, or building a broader panel. You can define assay parameters like instrument compatibility, fluorophores and chemical modifications to fit your existing workflow. Designs are saved to your MyGeneGlobe account for easy access, reordering or updates.

What is the GeneGlobe Knowledge Hub?

The Knowledge Hub is GeneGlobe’s built-in resource for exploring genes, miRNAs, pathways, protein interactions and cellular processes. It is powered by the QIAGEN Knowledge Base and QIAGEN IPA, with curated, literature-based insights. You can use it to explore biological networks, identify new targets and evaluate experimental hypotheses – all while linking directly to relevant assays and design tools.

What is a GeneGlobe Biolist?

A Biolist is a personalized tool for collecting genes or targets of interest as you browse the GeneGlobe Knowledge Hub. You can create, save and organize Biolists as you explore, then import them directly into assay or panel design tools – no need to search again. It’s a simple way to plan multi-target experiments and keep everything in one place.

How do I analyze my data in GeneGlobe?

The GeneGlobe Data Analysis Center is a suite of web-based tools for analyzing data from QIAGEN qPCR assays and panels and NGS products. You can import raw data, run primary and secondary analyses and generate publication-ready charts – no bioinformatics knowledge required. All analyses are saved in your My GeneGlobe account, so you can revisit, reanalyze, or share them anytime.

Do I need a GeneGlobe account?

A free My GeneGlobe account lets you save custom designs, manage and reorder products, store analyses, share results and access features like Biolists. It keeps your work organized across experiments and streamlines the full workflow from design to data.

Can I collaborate with colleagues in GeneGlobe?

Yes. GeneGlobe is designed for scientific collaboration. You can share saved searches, custom designs, panels and analysis results with colleagues via direct links. It’s an easy way for teams to coordinate experiments, review results and keep projects moving.