OICR completes evaluation of NEB's new reagents for use with the Illumina Genome Analyzer

Dr. John McPherson, Platform Leader, Cancer Genomics and High-Throughput Screening, and Dr. Kamran Shazand, Project Manager, of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) led a team of scientists who have completed a thorough evaluation of the NEBNext(TM) DNA Sample Prep Reagents for use with OICR's Illumina® Genome Analyzer II. Dr. McPherson said of the evaluation, "We are constantly striving for the best quality sequencing results at a price that does not restrict our throughput needs and NEB's new reagents meet this need well."

"We are extremely pleased that OICR, as a world leading genome center, has determined that our reagents meet their high standards," stated Dr. Peter Nathan, Director of Global Business Development at New England Biolabs.

NEBNext(TM) DNA Sample Prep Reagent Sets contain enzymes and buffers that are ideally suited for sample preparation for next generation sequencing, and for preparation of expression libraries. Reagents are available for each step of the library construction workflow, including end repair, dA-tailing, adapter ligation and amplification. These sets are highly cost effective and each of the components must pass rigorous quality control and validation, including independent third-party evaluation on the appropriate NGS platform.

SOURCE New England Biolabs