Sample Prep
News on DNA library prep, labeling, extraction, automation, protein purification & enrichment in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Laboratories of all kinds are automating their workflows, particularly those involving sample prep and other preanalytical steps.Â
BioEcho Life Sciences Gets CE-IVD Mark for Viral RNA/DNA Extraction Kit
The German company was founded in 2016 to commercialize a sample prep technology in which the separation matrix binds everything except the nucleic acid.
A graduate of the Y Combinator startup accelerator, the company combines shallow sequencing and data from a diverse population to predict treatment response.
Harvard Licenses Nasal Swab Collection Tech to Rhinostics
The technology was developed for use in SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious disease testing by Rhinostics' cofounders at Harvard's Wyss Institute.
As diagnostics firms develop a new wave of COVID-19 tests using next-gen sequencing, TGen researchers are also adding CRISPR-based sample prep to their kit.