CyBio and MACHEREY-NAGEL collaborate to develop applications for automated DNA/RNA preparation

CyBio AG, manufacturer of first-class pipetting and imaging technologies, and MACHEREY-NAGEL GmH Co. KG, recognized manufacturer and worldwide supplier of high quality products for the preparation of DNA, RNA and proteins, based on e.g. filter and silica materials, ultra filtration membranes, and magnetic beads, have signed a non-exclusive collaboration for the joint development of applications to automate MACHEREY-NAGEL kits on CyBio liquid handling instruments.

The cooperation focuses on the automation of nucleic acid preparation from various biological sample materials and the purification of PCR products, e.g. for subsequent sequencing and cloning experiments. Due to continuous advancement of the brands NucleoSpin^®, NucleoMag und NucleoFast, MACHEREY-NAGEL has gained a worldwide leading position in this field.

For CyBio the cooperation is a further milestone to strategically strengthen the company’s position in genomics. The new CyBi^®-GeneRobots product family has been especially designed for genomics applications and offers specific solutions for varying automation levels. CyBi^®-GeneRobots incorporate the well-known pipettors CyBi^®-DiluSpro, CyBi^®-Well vario, CyBi^®-Genomics Workstation and CyBi^®-RoboSpense. Their robustness, precision, and user-friendliness are a result of CyBio’s long-term experience in the development of high quality pipetting systems for high-throughput screening in drug research.

The cooperation of both partners enables the easy automation of MACHEREY-NAGEL’s innovative DNA/RNA preparation kits with CyBio’s liquid handling instruments, addressing a broad range of customers with diverse demands regarding application, automation, and throughput. Important advantages of MACHEREY-NAGEL kits are the specific product development and the kit modularity to meet the application needs. Robust chemistry can be combined with microplate types of the customer’s choice. Complemented with comprehensive kit accessories, the user can benefit from fast automation implementation and highly reliable results.

The cooperation aims to jointly develop and market a continuously growing series of application notes, which can be accessed via the article webpage.