Leading Genomic Service Provider Selects Fluidigm Access Array Sample Prep Technology

MOgene, LC, a leading genomics service provider located in St. Louis, is implementing Fluidigm Access Array™ sample preparation technology for its targeted resequencing customers. The Access Array System is the only system that prepares amplicons for resequencing without the need for any additional library preparation while providing the lowest running costs in the industry and the flexibility to operate with any next-generation sequencer on the market.

"We purchased a Fluidigm Access Array System to provide high-throughput target enrichment for all major sequencing equipment," said Shaukat Rangwala, vice president, MOgene, LC. "Since 2004, MOgene has been involved with numerous sequencing projects such as transcriptomes, metagenomics and notably sequencing the oil palm genome as a member of the consortium working with Washington University and Orion Genomics. We believe adding the Access Array's capabilities will be a great addition to our sequencing offerings," Rangwala concluded.

"For almost a decade, MOgene has been providing genomics services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and government markets. We are extremely excited to have them incorporate the Fluidigm Access Array technology into their service portfolio. MOgene's focus on providing their customers with high quality genomics solutions based on industry leading technology has been a hallmark of their success in the market," said Gajus Worthington, Fluidigm president and chief executive officer.

MOgene is a leading global genomics service provider located in St. Louis, Missouri. MOgene offers a full range of genomic services from RNA/DNA isolation, microarrays, real-time PCR, NGS to complete analysis. Since 2004, the company has been involved with numerous sequencing projects such as transcriptomes, metagenomics and notably sequencing the oil palm genome as a member of the consortium with Washington University and Orion Genomics. MOgene recently purchased Fluidigm Access Array System to provide high-throughput target enrichment for all major sequencing instruments. MOgene also upgraded its 454 to FLX plus generating even longer reads. MOgene has demonstrated achieving a billion bases in a shotgun run. The company is a long time Agilent-certified service provider for gene expression, CGH, ChIP, miRNA and methylation microarrays. In the area of bioinformatics, the company works with its customers to provide customized solutions and publication-ready analysis. For more information, visit http://mogene.com/