Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures DNA sequencing devices and related products. The company's flagship product is the MinION, a portable DNA sequencer that can be used in a variety of settings, including remote locations and field research. Oxford Nanopore's technology is based on nanopore sequencing, which uses a protein nanopore to read DNA strands as they pass through a membrane. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Oxford, England.