Sigma-Aldrich announces Mogene as its first service provider of the Genomeplex whole genome amplification (WGA) technology
This follows a recent licensing agreement with Rubicon Genomics, allowing Sigma to offer GenomePlex whole genome amplification kits to service providers.
"We are pleased to be working with MOgene on service opportunities for GenomePlex WGA," said Keith Jolliff, director of strategic marketing at Sigma-Aldrich.
"Their expertise in reproducible genetic processing and experimental design will enable further enhancement of our GenomePlex product line and allow both companies to expand their customer base".
Mogene is an Agilent certified services provider for microarray-based gene expression and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), currently offering high content, Agilent pre-printed, catalogue microarrays for gene expression analysis.
By expanding its service to include whole genome amplification, Mogene is able to provide a complete solution to the customer's gene expression workflow.
The GenomePlex system offers unbiased amplification of DNA from any starting material, including single cells and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue.
"We offer the highest quality microarray service to customers eager to make use of Agilent's highly sensitive 60-mer oligonucleotide format," said Shaukat Rangwala, VP of Mogene's research operations.
"The partnership with Sigma-Aldrich for whole genome amplification shows their confidence in our capabilities and allows Mogene to further serve our customers in the area of CGH, where samples are often limited".
In 2004, Sigma announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Rubicon to further develop and commercialize the GenomePlex WGA technology, a highly sensitive, accurate, and proprietary method of amplifying genomic DNA from any organism.
Sigma's success with the GenomePlex technology has led to the development of several kits offering robust and accurate amplification.
The latest addition to the GenomePlex family of products is the Single Cell WGA Kit, which supports whole genome amplification from a single cell resulting in a million-fold amplification of genomic DNA.
