One of the first customers to receive Thermo Scientific siRNA reagents in the Echo qualified plates is Dr. Spiros Linardopoulos, team leader in the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Therapeutics Unit, at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. "Having siRNAs in Echo qualified plates offers us greater flexibility, total control of the remaining volume at any time and reduced risk of contamination," said Dr. Linardopoulos. "We are very pleased to receive our libraries in this format."

Additionally, researchers at Southern Research Institute, a not-for-profit drug discovery organization located in Birmingham, Alabama, have developed strategies for siRNA high throughput screening using Echo technology to transfer siRNAs to assay plates.

"Echo liquid handlers are advancing drug discovery efforts across a wide range of genomic and cell-based applications," said Fischer-Colbrie. "Our unique technology enables techniques that were previously impossible and is opening the door to new biologic and small-molecule therapies. We are pleased to be working with Thermo Fisher Scientific in this joint effort."

Source: Labcyte