Gold Exhibitors

febit
Website: www.febit.com

febit develops, produces and markets flexible automated solutions for enabling biochip applications in Life Sciences. The product portfolio spans various instruments, assay protocols and bioanalytical services and is complemented by bioinformatics software and consulting.

For it’s main applications HybSelect, febit’s innovative DNA capture method for Next- Generation-Sequencing as well as for protein-coding and non-coding transcriptomic profiling, the highly elaborated microfluidics of the patented Geniom Biochip offer the highest degree of automation, flexibility and efficiency throughout the field. For more information please visit: www.febit.com

KBiosciences

KBiosciences distributes the Covaris ultra-sound based gold standard instrumentation for DNA-shearing applications in Next- Gen-Sequencing: the Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA) DNAshearing technology. (AFA) technology empowers many scientific disciplines to develop new processes using isothermal and noncontact processes, including acoustic homogenization. Main applications for the AFA technology are DNA shearing and tissue /cell disruption for DNA, RNA, protein and biomarker extractions. KBiosciences has also developed equipment for emulsion PCR (ePCR) and a High Throughput SNP validation services.

Agilent Technologies
Website: www.agilent.com

Agilent Technologies offers key technologies for life science research, enabling scientists to study complex biological processes and disease mechanisms.

Agilent’s products include 60-mer Oligo microarrays for Comparative Genomic Hybridization, GeneExpression, miRNA and ChIP-on-Chip, GeneSpring software, scanner, Real-time PCR and 2100 Bioanalyzer lab-on-a-chip system, beside Agilent’s leading LC/MS and HPLC systems.

Roche Applied Science
Website: www.Roche-Applied-Science.com

Roche Applied Science provides state-of-the-art instruments and reagents for life science research. Discover novel variants in complex genomes with unprecedented sensitivity and specificity using the Genome Sequencer FLX. The new MagNA Pure 96 purifies nucleic acids from 96 samples in less than an hour, and the new LightCycler® 1536 Instrument revolutionizes high throughput real-time qPCR. For cell analysis, the new RTCA DP Instrument measures cell invasion and migration in up to three 16-well CIM-Plates, and Roche Innovatis instruments count cells using full automation and validated processes.

LIGHTCYCLER, GS FLX, MAGNA PURE, XCELLIGENCE and INNOVATIS are trademarks of Roche.

Featured Exhibitor

GATC Biotech
Website: www.gatc-biotech.com

With 19 years' experience, GATC Biotech is a leading provider of DNA sequencing services and bioinformatics software for industry and academia worldwide.

GATC Biotech offers complete sequencing solutions, from sample prep to high throughput genome sequencing and bioinformatics. It is the only company in Europe that uses all leading high throughput sequencing technologies, the ABI 3730XL™, Illumina Genome Analyzer™ and Roche GS FLX™, providing the flexibility to tailor programs to meet customer requirements.

The sequencing services are complemented by a range of innovative bioinformatics software including Lasergene™ (DNA sequence analysis software), GenVision (visualization software), ArrayStar (microarray gene expression analysis software) and SeqMan NGen (Next Generation sequence assembly software) by DNASTAR Inc..

Headquartered in Constance, Germany, GATC Biotech has more than 90 employees and serves over 10,000 customers in 40 countries. The company has subsidiaries in the UK, France and Sweden.

GATC Biotech AG
Jakob-Stadler-Platz 7
78467 Konstanz
Tel: 07531 – 81 60 - 0
Fax: 07531 – 81 60 - 81
E-Mail: customerservice@gatc-biotech.com