SPARTA, N.J. and LIEGE, Belgium, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Diagenode, an innovative leader providing products and technologies for epigenetics, genomics and diagnostics, and the only provider of complete epigenetics solutions, announced today the launch of its innovative platform for automated epigenetics assays, the SX-8G IP-Star(TM) system ("IP-Star(TM)). The introduction follows the successful completion of six independent collaborations with high-profile research laboratories in the chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and DNA methylation fields, who are using the Company's kits, antibodies and instrumentation in their research.
Diagenode's automated system improves researchers' ability to perform reproducible, efficient and rapid epigenetics studies. The new product line includes automated magnetic bead-based ChIP and methylation kits, validated epigenetics antibodies, DNA purification kits, and the IP-Star, which together allow scientists to carry out ChIP or DNA methylation studies with fewer cells, substantially less manual labor, and more consistent results. Together with the popular BioruptorR sonicator, the IP-Star system allows Diagenode to offer a complete solution for the entire epigenetics workflow from sonication to immunoprecipitated DNA. The system is compatible with downstream assays such as qRT-PCR, ChIPseq, MBD-seq and MeDIP-seq. Over the past year, Diagenode's academic and biotech collaborators demonstrated that the automated system provides more consistent results with fewer cells, and removes the uncertainty from ChIP and methylation studies.
IP-Star methylation user, Dr. Henk Stunnenberg, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences, added, "We have successfully completed an extensive pilot for a very large-scale automated MBD (methylCAP) study on primary cancer samples using Diagenode's IP-Star and kits. The system provided us with the consistency and throughput that would not have been possible with manual methylation studies."
About Diagenode
Diagenode Inc., 376 Lafayette Rd, Sparta, NJ 07871 www.diagenode.com Diagenode (http://www.diagenode.com) is a leading developer and marketer of innovative life-science tools and integrated systems for epigenetics, genomics and diagnostics. Diagenode is the only company providing a complete solution for epigenetics research, including state-of-the-art products and technologies for DNA sonication, best-in-class antibodies, and high-quality kits for chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and methylation studies, and now an automated epigenetics system, the IPStar.
We expect that our technologies will enable our customers to discover cutting-edge breakthroughs in the field of epigenetics, leading to a better understanding of health, disease and development. IP-Star and Bioruptor are registered trademarks of Diagenode, Inc.
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