With official accreditation of yet another sequencing platform, GATC Biotech presents the worldwide first trio of accredited NGS platforms under one roof. After successful accreditation the technology platforms Ilumina HiSeq and Roche GS FLX, the high quality of PacBio RS sequencing has now officially been confirmed by the...

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GATC Biotech launches break-through hybrid sequencing approach to analyse genomic complexity

Taking the road to provide new applications within DNA sequencing, GATC Biotech has launched a high-quality genome assembly to improve the study of genomic complexity. The unique combination of ultra-long PacBio RS reads and high-quality GS FLX data can unravel the analysis of unknown genomes.

The InView™ De novo Genome...

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LifeCodexx PrenaTest® now detects fetal trisomies 21, 18 and 13

World's first clinical follow-up study of the non-invasive molecular genetic method has started. PrenaTest®, Europe's first non-invasive molecular genetic blood test to detect fetal trisomy 21 from maternal blood, now also tests for the existence of trisomy 13 and 18 with a high degree of accuracy. This advanced blood test...

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GATC Biotech conducts research to detect cancer in women

After successfully launching the PraenaTest of its subsidiary LifeCodexx, Europe’s leading service provider of DNA-sequencing, GATC Biotech has started research on early detection of breast and ovarian cancer with the goal of developing a test to identify tumor markers present in blood and link these markers to the presence of...