News
15-Jan 2010 – AGOWA
genomics ranked top in DNA sequencing
survey
Berlin-based
DNA sequencing and extraction specialist, AGOWA genomics, is ranked
top in a DNA sequencing survey for the third
time
LGC’s AGOWA genomics
business has been ranked first for technical performance in the
SQ2/09 DNA sequencing survey conducted by
RfB (Referenzinstitut für Bioanalytik), Bonn, Germany. This latest
success follows its successful top rankings in both the 2008
(SQ2/08) and 2009 (SQ1/09) DNA sequencing surveys.
In the SQ2/09 survey, a total of 37
laboratories from 13 European countries participated, including 18
German facilities. Each participating laboratory was provided with
two PCR products and associated primer sets. The laboratories were
asked to sequence the PCR products and analyse the resulting
sequencing data in order to generate concordant DNA sequence data
and the longest read lengths. The results from each laboratory were
ranked according to accuracy and read length. AGOWA genomics was
awarded the highest score for overall technical performance in the
SQ2/09 survey, thus achieving the highest possible ranking within
three consecutive surveys.
Commenting on this latest success, Dr Steffen
Krüger, General Manager of Berlin-based AGOWA genomics, commented:
“To be ranked most accurate out of 37 European laboratories
over a period over one-and-a-half years is evidence of our
continuing dedication to provide outstanding sequencing services
for our customers”.
The SQ2/08, SQ1/09 and SQ2/09 certificates and
further information about AGOWA genomics are available upon request
at email: service@agowa.de
Source: Survey for DNA sequencing SQ2/08 by
DGKL; 2009, Survey for DNA sequencing SQ1/09 by DGKL; 2009; Survey
for DNA sequencing SQ2/09 by Referenzinstitut für Bioanalytik
2009.
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