NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – TriLink BioTechnologies said today that it has inked a licensing deal with Li-Cor Biosciences covering labeling of nucleic acids with near-infrared dyes.
Under the alliance, TriLink's oligonucleotides, nucleotides, and nucleosides will be custom labeled with Li-Cor's IRDye near-infrared dyes. The dyes offer enhanced sensitivity due to low background autofluorescence, TriLink said.
Financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"[W]e are continually expanding our portfolio of available modifications," Richard Hogrefe, TriLink president and CEO, said in a statement. "The innovative LI-COR infrared dye series, IRDye 650-800, is a perfect fit, opening new doors for our customers seeking enhanced signal-to-noise ratios and dynamic range in applications where autofluorescence is an issue."