Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) will use Li-Cor Biosciences' dyes to make oligonucleotides, as a result of a licensing agreement between the two companies.
IDT will use the Li-Cor IRDye 700, IRDye 800 and IRDye 800CW infrared dyes.
These near-infrared (NIR) dyes are designed as alternatives to visible fluorophore labelling, eliminating the challenges associated with background interference.
This means they can extend sequence read-length and base-accuracy for DNA sequencing.
IRDye infrared dyes offer a wide dynamic range and minimal background.
They are highly sensitive, allowing scientists to reduce reagent usage and implement smaller detection geometries.
As a result, researchers using nucleic acid applications with NIR-based detection can now benefit from the peerless quality of IDT's oligos and the superior sensitivity of the Li-Cor Bioscience IRDye infrared dye range.
Li-Cor will stop making IRDye labelled oligos as a result of the deal.
