BRANFORD, Conn. & BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roche (Pink Sheets:RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG), announced today the global launch of the GS Junior System, the company’s new benchtop next-generation DNA sequencing platform for life science research. The GS Junior System, developed by 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, provides an integrated sequencing and bioinformatics solution, all in a size that is no bigger than a typical desktop laser printer. Due to its size, efficiency and price competitiveness, thousands of small and medium sized research laboratories worldwide will now have access to Roche’s state-of-the-art sequencing capabilities at an affordable price.