Epoch Biosciences, a Seattle-based reagent supplier, has signed two agreements to make its DNA probe reagents more widely available in Europe and the US. Glen Research of Sterling, Va., will distribute Epoch’s Redmond Red and Yakima Yellow fluorphores, Eclipse Non-Fluorescent Quencher, and PPG modified base. Under the agreement, Glen can repackage Epoch’s components into package sizes suitable for purchase by oligonucleotide synthesis facilities.
In a second agreement, Eurogentec of Liege, Belgium, will use Yakima Yellow dye and Eclipse Non-Fluorescent Quencher in production of its custom oligonucleo-tides for sale in Europe and in Japan, through its Japanese distributor Nippon Gene.