Press releases 2006

01 | 12 | 06

Europe's first industrial genome project using 454 technology delivered by GATC

GATC is the first sequencing company in Europe to deliver sequence data of a genome produced on a GS 20* sequencing machine to an industrial corporate group. This 454 data will be assembled in combination with sequence data produced with the classic Sanger technology using DNASTAR's SeqMan Pro(TM) software. The genome project...

01 | 12 | 06

GATC succeeds in pilot project for the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium

GATC Biotech sequenced the worldwide first BAC clones for the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC) on behalf of Wageningen University (Netherlands). Follow-up orders of international partners of the consortium will extend to the year 2007. GATC was selected as important partner for outsourcing the sequencing work due to...

01 | 11 | 06

Largest European commercial sequencing platform at GATC | GATC offers sequencing with new 454 technology

GATC is now offering genome sequencing using the new sequencing technology of 454 Life Sciences. This makes GATC the largest commercial sequencing service provider in Europe with a total capacity of more than 15.6 giga bases per year.

Only by combining the traditional Sanger technology with the new 454 technology, can...

01 | 10 | 06

CANCER RESEARCH UK, GATC BIOTECH and DNASTAR sign Lasergene Site License Agreement

GATC Biotech, a leading provider of custom molecular biology services for industry and academia in Europe, the Cancer Research UK and DNASTAR, Inc. signed a broad license agreement for the Lasergene® sequence analysis software developed by DNASTAR and distributed and supported by GATC.

Under the three year site license, the...

14 | 09 | 06

GATC refuses Frost & Sullivan Marketing Strategy Leadership Award

GATC Biotech AG, with headquarters in Constance, refuses the "2006 Frost & Sullivan Marketing Strategy Leadership Award". The award was presented by Frost & Sullivan, a US American consulting firm, in recognition of GATC's marketing strategies in the European bioinformatics market.

In order for GATC to...

01 | 05 | 06

The Medical Research Council and GATC Biotech Ltd. sign Sequencing Contract

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and GATC Biotech Ltd. with headquarters in Constance, Germany, have signed a mutual contract relating to the provision of services for DNA sequencing.

GATC Biotech is one of three tender winners selected from over ten participating suppliers for the MRC sequencing contract, valued at nearly...