Agencourt Nucleic Acid Purification Reagents Now Available Internationally.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 Agencourt Signs Agreements with Distributors in Australia, France, India, Korea, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore and United Kingdom Agencourt Bioscience today announced new partnerships with five international distributors, to provide easier access throughout the world to its patented SPRI SPRI Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge) SPRI Single Ply Roofing Institute SPRI Schering-Plough Research Institute (Corporate division) (TM) 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 chemistry. International corporations and research institutions in Australia, France, India, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and U.K will now be able to leverage the company's industry-leading nucleic acid purification products. The distributors and their respective countries include: GenWorks, Pty, Ltd. (Australia and New Zealand); Bluestar, Ltd., (India); Pharmatech, Inc. (Korea); BioLaboratories Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); and Genetic Research Instrumentation Ltd. (U.K and France). "Agencourt's partnership with these five world-class distributors is a critical step in achieving our objective to make our leading edge SPRI chemistry available to customers around the globe," said Brian McKernan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agencourt. "These distributors bring with them established and successful relationships with networks of local businesses and research institutions, and we look forward to working with them to proliferate the SPRI chemistry platform throughout their markets." 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 include high throughput sequencing, SAGE(TM) sequencing, 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 and genotyping. 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(TM)) technology, which has been used to sequence over 20 billion base pairs of high-quality DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. or more than 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. . Several of Agencourt's founders worked at the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research, and have significant experience in combining the chemistries and instrumentation for high-throughput genomics. Agencourt is located in Beverly, Mass. and is available on the Web at www.agencourt.com. |
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