DRAGEN v4.5 supports Illumina's new TruPath Genome and 5-base assays, drives insights across germline, oncology, and multiomic workflows
Illumina launches DRAGEN v4.5, unlocking deep biological signals in complex regions and challenging sample types for rare disease, oncology research New pangenome representation, default personalization, and machine learning features boost analytical capabilities across applications SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of DRAGEN™ version 4.5 software (v4.5), one of the most substantial expansions of the software's capabilities to date. As genomic researchers contend with complex regions of the genome, degraded samples, and multiomic data types, DRAGEN v4.5 delivers new ways to reduce noise, improve accuracy, and extract biological signals, giving researchers greater discovery power to fuel findings in rare disease and oncology.