Certification validates the companies' ability to provide high-quality microarray processing and data analysis services using Agilent microarrays
Miltenyi Biotec, one of the largest biotechnology companies in Germany and claiming to be a world leader in magnetic cell separation (Macs technology), announces its certification under the Agilent Technologies certified microarray service provider programme.
Memorec Biotec, a subsidiary of Miltenyi Biotech focused on high-throughput gene expression profiling, has also become certified.
The certification validates the companies' ability to provide high-quality microarray processing and data analysis services using Agilent microarrays.
Independent studies have demonstrated that Agilent 60-mer oligonucelotide microarrays provide the highest precision, accuracy, and sensitivity among commercial gene expression solutions, says Agilent.
Miltenyi Biotec's worldwide distribution grid enables the company to serve a ready market of Agilent customers around the world.
"The sensitivity and flexibility of Agilent's solution makes it an excellent fit with our existing Piqor microarray service and bioinformatics platform," said Boris Stoffel, managing director of Memorec Biotec and head of the Miltenyi Biotec MacsMolecular business.
"Customers who analyse rare cells need tools that enable cell separation and genome-wide analysis at the highest level of reproducibility possible.
"We are optimally positioned to meet that challenge".
"With more than eight years in the gene expression field, Miltenyi Biotec has a track record of providing microarray services at premium quality standards," said John Jaskowiak, manager of Agilent's certified service provider programme.
"This certification should provide added confidence to its customers".
Certification for the Agilent programme is granted once laboratory personnel complete a training programme and the laboratory, as a whole, passes a rigorous set of assessments.
Certified service laboratories must also analyse their Agilent microarrays on the complete Agilent gene expression platform.
