Constance, Germany, September 2007 – GATC Biotech, Europe’s leading DNA sequencing service provider, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology in Germany, and the National University of Pusan and biotech company Gene In Corporation, Ltd, both in South Korea. GATC Biotech is the Coordinating Partner of the collaboration, which aims to develop a comprehensive DNA microarray-based diagnostic test able to detect both bacterial and fungal sepsis-triggering pathogens. The project is partially funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology in Germany.
