Roche and Kapa Biosystems have announced a partnership to provide an optimized next generation sequencing (NGS) target enrichment workflow solution. Kapa Biosystems will custom-manufacture NGS library preparation products for Roche NimbleGen to distribute to its customers.
Roche NimbleGen’s new offering combines KAPA Library Preparation Kits with Roche NimbleGen sequence capture products for complete workflow coverage, prior to sequencing. This validated protocol provides customers with the ability to work with low DNA quantity or quality, including FFPE DNA for whole exome or targeted sequencing. According to company representatives, the new solution significantly reduces GC bias and obtains better molecular complexity, resulting in improved enrichment performance. In addition to the KAPA Library Preparation Kits, Roche NimbleGen will also introduce other reagents in this offering to support the target enrichment workflow.
“In addition to providing innovative technologies, Roche NimbleGen has always been committed to maximizing customer convenience, and we make every effort to achieve this goal,” says Rebecca Selzer, President, Roche NimbleGen. “Now our customers have a complete and streamlined workflow solution.”
“Our partnership with Roche NimbleGen brings together complementary products for target enrichment, enabling higher quality sequencing across a broad range of sample types and DNA inputs, says John Foskett, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Kapa Biosystems “We are committed to providing customers with enhanced product functionality that addresses the growing diversity of sequencing applications.” Learn more about Roche NimbleGen and Kapa Biosystems.
