Applied Biosystems partners with Geospiza and GenomeQuest

Applied Biosystems’ Software Development Community has established formal relationships with Geospiza and GenomeQuest.

The company hopes that these agreements will help scientists address next-generation sequencing bioinformatics challenges.

As part of the agreement, Geospiza is expected to extend its Finch Suite software and its knowledge of 3130 Series Genetic Analyzers and 3730 Series DNA Analysers to SOLiD System-specific IT infrastructure with its new FinchLab Next Gen Edition product.

GenomeQuest’s integrated solution to data alignment and analysis solutions is expected to enable SOLiD System customers to transform raw sequence data from the SOLiD System into information that will reveal insights resulting from the sequencing run.

Both new partners are expected to develop bioinformatics tools to be used for advanced data analysis and management for life scientists utilising data produced by Applied Biosystems’ SOLiD system.

Applied Biosystems works within the basic research, commercial research (pharmaceutical and biotechnology) and standardised testing markets.

It has installed approximately 180,000 instrument systems across almost 100 countries.