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• Digital PCR System
• RainDance Technologies
• The RainDrop™ digital PCR system alters the performance of molecular assays by enabling digital answers across a number of applications including low-frequency tumor allele detection, gene expression, copy number variation, and SNP measurement. Bui
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• Tumor Marker Control
• Randox Laboratories
• The Acusera multianalyte liquid tumor marker control covers a total of 15 commonly tested and esoteric cancer antigens and tumor markers. Assayed target values can help laboratories monitor both accuracy and precision. The liquid stable nature redu
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• Capture Oligonucleotides
• Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)
• xGen™ Lockdown™ probes are individually synthesized 60–120 nucleotide 5’-biotinylated capture oligonucleotides designed to enable high-depth sequencing and analysis of specific regions of the genome. xGen Lockdown probes work well for target enrich
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• LIMS for NGS
• GenoLogics Life Sciences Software
• Specifically designed for sequencing, Clarity LIMS is a lab management system that combines information management essentials for CLIA-certified and regulated labs with an easy-to-navigate interface. Clarity LIMS can offer support for clinical lab
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• mRNA Kit for Next-Generation Sequencing
• IntegenX
• A directional messenger RNA (mRNA) kit is now available for automated NGS library preparation on the Apollo 324T System. Co-developed with New England Biolabs and requiring just 500 picograms of mRNA starting material, the PrepX RNA-Seq library pre
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• Exome Sample Prep
• Agilent Technologies
• SureSelect Human All-Exon V5 and V5 + UTRs for next-generation sequencing produce exome samples ready for sequencing the next day. They also provide good sequencing efficiencies as well as coverage of current genomics databases including RefSeq, CC
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• NGS Fragment Library Prep
• Beckman Coulter
• SPRIselect utilizes SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization)-based chemistry to simplify genomic DNA size selection for next-generation sequencing fragment library preparation. Following shearing, the library construction process requires size
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• Sequencing System
• Roche
• The GS FLX+ system performs applications including de novo sequencing, resequencing of whole genomes and target DNA regions, metagenomics, RNA analysis, and ultra-deep amplicon sequencing. This system can deliver one million reads with an accuracy
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• Target-Enrichment Reagent Kits
• Roche
• SeqCap EZ reagent kits are used for application in single or multiplex target-enrichment experiments prior to DNA sequencing. Designed to streamline the DNA preparation workflow, the kits can provide customers with a reagent solution for use in tar
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• Knockout Cell Lines for Cancer Research
• Cellectis bioresearch
• The cells in CanCELL™ cell lines represent comprehensive knockouts of major disease-relevant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. CanCELL cell lines are generated using TALEN™ technology and offer opportunities to study signaling pathways and gene
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• Transfection Reagent
• Mirus Bio
• TransIT®-BrCa transfection reagent is a dedicated breast cancer cell-line specific reagent that can help researchers achieve high expression levels in breast cancer cell types including MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-453, MDA-MB-468, and T47D. It c
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• DNA Reference Standard
• Horizon Discovery
• The Quantitative Multiplex DNA reference standard is intended for researchers assessing multiple biomarkers in a single assay using platforms such as next-generation sequencing. It can enable researchers to quantify a range of detection thresholds
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• Sequencing System
• Pacific Biosciences
• The PacBio RS II allows scientists to generate finished genome assemblies, reveal and understand epigenomes, and characterize genomic variation. Based on the SMRT sequencing technology, the RS II can generate average read lengths of 5,000 base pair
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• Library Quantification Kit
• Bio-Rad
• Used with the QX100™ Droplet Digital™ PCR system, the ddPCR™ library quantification kit lets researchers directly measure amplifiable library concentrations. The TruSeq sample preparation method is the technique behind Illumina’s MiSeq and HiSeq ne
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• Sequencing Assays
• Roche
• GS GType TET2/CBL/KRAS and the GS GType RUNX1 primer sets are designed for comprehensive genetic variation detection in four key human genes using the 454 GS Junior and GS FLX Systems. The sequence-based assays offer a solution for cancer researche