Agencourt Unveils Good Laboratory Practices -GLP- Compliant Service Offering.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003 Agencourt Expands Its Capabilities to Provide Highest Quality Genomic, Functional Genomic and Proteomic Services 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, announced today that it has 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. Compliance with GLP principles ensures that its Discovery Solutions(TM) suite of genomic, functional genomic and proteomic services are carried out to the highest quality standards. "The GLP achievement is a natural progression for Agencourt as we continue to build our Discovery Solutions suite of product and service offerings," said Brendan McKernan, Vice President of Manufacturing & Operations of Agencourt Bioscience. "Our laboratory and Oracle-based Galaxy LIMS LIMS Laboratory Information Management System LIMS Library Information Management System LIMS Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere LIMS Land Information Management System (Canada) LIMS Logistics Information Management System (TM) provides us with the infrastructure and operations processes necessary to handle sensitive client samples in a GLP facility. Over the next several months, we expect to launch several new service offerings for those clients seeking GLP compliance work." 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 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 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(TM) than any other nucleic acid purification technology and used to sequence over one-third of the human genome. 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, Massachusetts and is available on the Web at www.agencourt.com. |
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