PerkinElmer has licensed Geospiza's GeneSifter Lab Edition and GeneSifter Analysis Edition software to provide laboratory management and data analysis for a next-generation sequencing service that it launched this week.

Dick Begley, PE's president of emerging technologies, said in a statement that the GeneSifter tool suite "fit our need for a robust and scalable lab workflow and analysis system," noting the products provide a "comprehensive software platform" that’s needed to "manage the complexities of next-gen sequencing operations."