Takara Bio USA, SPT Labtech Partner on Automated Sample Prep Workflows

Takara Bio USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., and SPT Labtech today announced their partnership to deliver validated, automated library preparation workflows that combine Takara Bio next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation chemistries with SPT Labtech's firefly liquid handling platform. This collaboration will start by optimizing select SMART-Seq® RNA-seq library prep workflows on the firefly instrument, with the plan to expand to a growing menu of new RNA-seq, DNA-seq, and immune profiling kits. This partnership is especially relevant to NGS core laboratories and customers who prepare NGS libraries from a high volume of samples and are looking to expand their current capabilities. Takara Bio and SPT Labtech experts have chosen to jointly build and verify automation scripts, enabling labs to swiftly adopt ready-to-run workflows that will generate high-quality, reproducible sequencing data. These workflows are simple to integrate into existing processes, and the firefly liquid handling platform does not require a large footprint, making them ideal for labs constrained by staffing, space, and budget. Bringing automation to the forefront of NGS innovation Takara Bio is incorporating automation as an integral part of its NGS technology launch package, allowing labs to quickly move from evaluation to routine use at...

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