NewGene certified to provide NimbleGen sequence capture services in
UK
3 Dec 2010
Roche NimbleGen has announced that Newcastle-based
genomic services provider NewGene Ltd has officially become a Certified
Service Provider (CSP) for NimbleGen Sequence Capture.
The company will provide services for NimbleGen Sequence Capture
Arrays with sequencing on the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454
Life Sciences, a Roche Company.
NewGene Ltd. has passed a comprehensive certification test plan to
officially become a member of the Roche NimbleGen Certified Service
Provider network. They will process customer gDNA samples for
genomic enrichment, using the complete NimbleGen Sequence Capture
Array workflow optimized for 454 GS FLX Titanium Series sequencing.
“NewGene is very excited to be entering into this collaboration
with Roche NimbleGen as its UK-based certified service provider. The
ability to couple NimbleGen Sequence Capture technology with our
next generation sequencing capabilities will provide significant
scientific, technical and economic benefits to our UK customers”
“NewGene is very excited to be entering into this collaboration
with Roche NimbleGen as its UK-based certified service provider. The
ability to couple NimbleGen Sequence Capture technology with our
next generation sequencing capabilities will provide significant
scientific, technical and economic benefits to our UK customers”
said David Huntley, CEO at NewGene Ltd.
“Roche NimbleGen welcomes NewGene Ltd. as our first certified
service provider in the United Kingdom. NewGene’s highly skilled
professionals and use of the latest next generation sequencing
technologies, including our Sequence Capture arrays, will make this
powerful technique widely available to researchers throughout the UK
" said Dr. Frank Pitzer, CEO of Roche NimbleGen, Inc.