Claret Bioscience, a pioneer in next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation technologies for challenging samples, and Hamilton Company, a global leader in precision laboratory automation, are proud to announce a strategic co-promotion initiative. This collaboration aims to accelerate and simplify workflows for throughput NGS library preparation by delivering validated automation protocols for ClaretBio’s SRSLY® and REALLY™ product lines on Hamilton’s NGS STAR liquid handling platforms.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ Apex™ Dx, an automated nucleic acid purification instrument, and Applied Biosystems™ MagMAX™ Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit for the isolation and purification of viral and bacterial pathogens from respiratory biological specimens. Together these products provide laboratories with an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) and in vitro diagnostic regulation (IVD-R) approved automated sample preparation solutions for increased confidence in downstream results.