WaferGen SmartChip System to be Used in Wound Drug Research

Mar 24, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – WaferGen Biosystems said today that its SmartChip Real-Time PCR System will be used in preclinical and clinical studies of ImmuneRegen's wound-healing drug candidate Homspera.

The studies will be carried out by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. They will use the SmartChip system to validate relevant gene expression biomarkers and to assess their impact on patient response to treatment.

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