NEW YORK, June 28 (GenomeWeb News) - Agilent Technologies recertified Cogenics, a division of Clinical Data, as a microarray service provider for its gene-expression microarrays, the companies said today.
Agilent also extended the certification to include its array-based comparative genomic hybridization experiments.
Cogenics passed a set of assessments that included proficiency in analyzing Agilent 60-mer oligo microarrays using the complete Agilent system; sample quality control using the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer; sample labeling using Agilent reagents and protocols; hybridization using SureHyb chambers; microarray analysis using the Agilent scanner and feature extraction software; and final data-analysis using the GeneSpring bioinformatics platform.
Cogenics has earned certification for the past three years.