Gene logic renews agreement with Agilent Technologies

Gaithersburg/ Hyderabad, July 14 (ANI/Business Wire India): Gene Logic (An Ocimum Biosolutions Company) and Agilent Technologies today announced that Gene Logic has been reappointed as a certified microarray service provider for Agilent gene expression microarrays.

The Certified Service Provider (CSP) program comprises a select list of strategic organizations that pass a rigorous assessment to use Agilent's microarray platform.

The program combines the provider's focused expertise with the complete Agilent microarray workflow to create specialized services or complete genomic research solutions.

"In our continued pursuit of providing customers with the best-suited solution for their research needs, we have found Agilent as a great platform to solve many research questions," said Anu Acharya, CEO, Gene Logic.

"As we continue to expand our services in becoming a preferred global genomics service provider, this partnership will add a lot of value to our partner R and D programs," Anu added.

"There is true synergy between the breadth of Gene Logic's services, and Agilent's ability to quickly print high-quality custom microarrays. We've enjoyed a long relationship with Gene Logic, and look forward to helping them assist customers to identify and validate new solutions," said Yvonne Linney, Agilent Vice President and General Manager, Genomics.

Gene Logic offers one of the largest portfolios of integrated genomic solutions with a vision to become the No. 1 genomics outsourcing company by providing quality solutions spanning across the genomics space and partnering with global organizations in the pursuit for improved and affordable healthcare.

Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies, as well as government and academic institutions worldwide utilize Gene Logic's comprehensive genomic databases and service resources to enable better understanding of underlying mechanisms of diseases, discovery and prioritization of gene targets and biomarkers.

In addition to Agilent, Gene Logic provides microarray, RT-PCR, gene expression and genotyping services on multiple platforms.

ANI