TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) system and service partner for the life sciences industry, today announced a collaboration agreement with researchers at Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies (HC-LITT) at Harvard Medical School. Under the terms of the agreement, HTG and HC-LITT will collaborate to generate a novel microRNA biogenesis assay that can measure expression of both pre-microRNA (miRNA) precursors, mature-microRNAs and regulated RNA using HTG’s qNPA™ (quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay) technology.