Bioo Scientific Corporation Release: NEXTflex™ Modules Lower the Cost of Next Generation Sequencing Sample Prep

January 05, 2011 -- Today Bioo Scientific announced the launch of the NEXTflex™ DNA, ChIP-Seq, and PCR-Free Modules offering increased flexibility to NGS library preparation. Modules are available for each step in the library preparation protocol including end repair, adenylation, ligation and PCR. These new products include enzymes, buffers and protocols for NGS library construction. The reagents are suitable for the library preparation from genomic or ChIP DNA for sequencing using Illumina’s GAIIx, HiSeq and MiSeq instruments. These sets provide substantial cost savings over the use of kits for scientists who will be preparing 100 or more samples for sequencing. The master mix modules streamline the workflow by reducing the number of tubes used and the pipetting steps. In combination with up to 96 NEXTflex Barcodes, these modules are ideally suited for high throughput library preparation.

The ligation modules feature Bioo Scientific’s proprietary “Enhanced Adapter Ligation Technology” which results in library preps with a larger number of unique sequencing reads. By making improvements to the ligation enzymatic mix, the user will now have the ability to perform ligations with longer adapters and expect to see better binding efficiencies. Every NEXTflex™ Module passes rigorous enzymatic quality control and is functionally validated by sequencing on an Illumina platform.

About Bioo Scientific Corporation

Bioo Scientific Corporation is an Austin, TX based biotechnology company that provides innovative solutions to the life science industry. Bioo Scientific offers a complete portfolio of products that increase the sensitivity, flexibility and speed of next-generation sequencing.

Bioo Scientific’s products are used around the world and can be purchased both directly or through our global distribution network with markets in more than 100 countries. For more information about Bioo Scientific’s NGS product line, visit www.biooscientific.com.