When it comes to next generation systems and speed up robotics, the challenge often is to find an appropriate business case. Fast technology changes, superseded technologies, complex interdisciplinary business fields

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Just like any other laboratory equipment, automated work decks need to be sterilized for successful experimental results.  One powerful decontamination method is ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, which stops bacterial, viral and

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Without partnerships I would have hardly ever had success — but I had to learn that from experience.  

by Thomas Hanselmann This blog post reviews a must-read paper for anyone involved in next-generation sequencing (NGS) – “Short Barcodes for Next Generation Sequencing” by Mir et al. (2013) –