Affymetrix Inc.

Affymetrix Launches 3' IVT Express Kit for Faster, More Reliable Target Preparation

Published in Oncology Business Week, September 21st, 2008

Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced the launch of its 3' IVT Express Kit, a faster and more reliable option for manual target preparation on Affymetrix' industry-standard 3' IVT array cartridges. The kit offers new streamlined protocols and requires less starting sample material, enabling researchers to generate high-quality gene expression results faster than before.

Using less starting material is of benefit to cancer researchers because samples are precious. The 3' IVT Express Kit requires only 50 ng per sample, which is up to up to 20 times less than the previous One Cycle Kit. The other key benefit is that assays can be run in just one day with 500 ng of...

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