About Us

We are a values driven genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) contract research firm. We are located in the beautiful Manawatū region of Aotearoa New Zealand. Projects of many different sizes, from one plate to dozens of plates have been processed in our lab. We have extensive experience guiding students and those new to this technology from start to finish.

The Elshire Group has offered an expert genotypng-by-sequencing (GBS) service since 2016. Rob was the lead developer of the original GBS protocol while at Cornell, creating a revolutionary, simple, and robust genotyping method for almost any species. Robyn has many years of experience in molecular biology and genetics. Both have papers in the journal Science. Together, they help scientists around the world generate high quality, consistent GBS data sets for their research. Come work with the GBS experts, because your research matters.