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Standard BioTools NGS Library Prep for X9 System

May 22, 2023

Standard BioTools has launched next-generation sequencing library prep functionality on the X9 High-Throughput Genomics System, which uses microfluidics to generate up to 384 sequencing-ready barcoded libraries daily while reducing reagent and plastics use by nearly a hundred-fold relative to traditional plate-based protocols, the company said. Customers can create NGS libraries and assess their quality and quantity in a single workflow ahead of expensive NGS runs, a unified approach that has the potential to catch any errors earlier and ensure that samples will not go to waste, Standard BioTools said.

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