Takara Bio USA and Hamilton Company have entered a development and comarketing agreement to develop automated next-generation sequencing library preparation workflows.
The deal, announced March 30, centers automation methods for Takara Bio's SMART-Seq library preparation kits on Hamilton’s Microlab STAR Liquid Handling Systems. The first product to receive automation support will be the SMART-Seq mRNA LP kit, which is designed for full-length mRNA-seq library creation. The partners will also automate the SMART-Seq Total RNA Library Prep with ZapR Depletion kit. Financial and other terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“The automation of Takara Bio library prep kits allows laboratories, including core facilities, to use our trusted technology as a routine, high-throughput research tool or service,” Carol Lou, President & CEO at Takara Bio USA, said in a statement.