SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of sample preparation solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Genomic Profiling applications, announced the NuGEN 2012 Genomics Grant Challenge earlier this week. “NuGEN’s focus has always been on providing novel sample preparation solutions to enable research,” said Alan Dance, VP of Marketing at NuGEN. “We also recognize that securing sufficient funding for key research studies is a critical and on-going challenge for scientists, and therefore in an effort to provide solutions to life science researchers on another level, we are offering the 2012 Genomics Grant Challenge Award.”