Agencourt Bioscience Launches Pre-Validated Kinase Sequencing Assays Developed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2004 Pre-validated Assays and Kinase Discovery Program Available for Analysis of Key SNPs for Over 92 Genes Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, a provider of genomic services and nucleic acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. purification products to the life sciences industry, today announced the launch of an expanded SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily discovery service for pre-validated sequencing assays of kinases, genes implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. in many human diseases. Agencourt has signed a licensing agreement with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the sequencing assays developed in the laboratories of cancer researchers Matthew Meyerson, M.D., Ph.D., and William R. Sellers, M.D. Agencourt will offer both pre-validated sequencing assays and a kinase discovery program in which polymorphisms in over 92 kinases have previously been mapped. Financial terms of the licensing agreement were not released. "We are delighted that Agencourt will be offering our assays to the research community," said Dr. Meyerson of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "The immediate availability of these assays will allow researchers to achieve rapid SNP and mutation discovery in the kinase field." "Researchers have known for some time that kinases appear to play a very important role in cancer. This extensive set of pre-validated sequencing assays for human kinase genes will greatly accelerate research aimed at associating kinase polymorphisms with disease development, progression and treatment," said Lynn Doucette-Stamm, Ph.D., Vice President of Business Development at Agencourt Bioscience. "We are very proud to provide this valuable resource to the research community, knowing that it could directly influence the success of patient therapy." About Agencourt Bioscience Corporation Agencourt Bioscience Corporation is a provider of genomic services and nucleic acid purification products that help biotech and pharmaceutical companies improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their drug development pipelines. Agencourt's Discovery Solutions(TM) suite of genomic and functional genomic services includes high-throughput sequencing, SAGE(TM) sequencing, library construction and SNP discovery. The company's purification products and services are based on the proven and patented Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization Immobilization Definition Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals. (SPRI SPRI Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge) SPRI Single Ply Roofing Institute SPRI Schering-Plough Research Institute (Corporate division) (TM)) technology, which has been adopted by several of the largest genome research Genome Research is the title of a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The focus of the journal is on genome-wide studies in any organism, including single gene studies that are placed in a genomic context. facilities, resulting in more base pairs contributed to GenBank than any other nucleic acid purification technology and used to sequence over one-third of the human genome The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is composed of 24 distinct pairs of chromosomes (22 autosomal + X + Y) with a total of approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs containing an estimated 20,000–25,000 genes. . Agencourt was recently the sole commercial sequencing provider to be designated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute ) as one of five Large-Scale Sequencing Centers. The company has also been confirmed to be operating in compliance with the requirements of the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP See gateway location protocol. ) as a contract analytical laboratory. Agencourt is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and is available on the Web at www.agencourt.com. |
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