BOSTON, Oct. 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Volta Labs™, a genomics
applications company, announced today that it has joined the PacBio
Compatible program, further expanding the partnership between Volta
Labs and PacBio.
Volta Labs is partnering with PacBio to offer walk-away
automation for PacBio library prep, enabling labs to scale sample
prep for sequencing. Through preloaded apps on the Callisto™ Sample
Prep System, a push-button sample prep solution for all NGS
sequencing needs, PacBio customers can prepare high-quality PacBio
HiFi libraries with less than 30 minutes of hands-on time and 5.5
hours of walk-away time.
"We're thrilled to welcome Volta, and specifically the Callisto
platform, into the PacBio compatible program. Thanks to Volta's
Callisto automation system, PacBio customers can now benefit from a
streamlined library prep process, significantly reducing hands-on
and setup time which in turn allows labs to focus more on
sequencing and discovery rather than manual prep. This
simplification aligns with where we at PacBio have been focusing
our library prep innovations and supports our mission to make
high-quality sequencing accessible and scalable for all," said
David Miller, VP of Global Marketing
at PacBio.
The announcement comes shortly after a recent Genomeweb webinar
where Greg Young, senior product
manager at PacBio, joined Maya
Fridrikh, PacBio sequencing manager at the Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai, to unveil new data showing the impact of
Volta Labs library prep automation to scale PacBio sequencing.
Callisto's walk-away operation supports flexible batch sizes from
4-24 reactions, with high yield at half-scale reactions. The
VoltaPrep™ app for PacBio SMRTbell Libraries has proven to
positively impact operational costs and efficiency, for
organizations ranging from core labs to biotech companies.
"PacBio library prep can be challenging for many labs,
especially those suffering from resource constraints. With
Callisto, even inexperienced users can be trained in minutes to
generate high-quality PacBio libraries with minimal inter-operator
variability," said Udayan Umapathi,
founder and CEO of Volta Labs. "We have been collaborating with the
PacBio team for quite a while, and their recognition of Volta as a
compatible partner is a big step forward for sample prep
automation."
PacBio Compatible works with a wide range of organizations to
ensure customers can find verified products that are complementary
to their workflows for PacBio sequencing. Partners like Volta Labs
collaborate closely with PacBio scientists to provide seamless
integration and support for customers who are just starting out
with PacBio or expanding their current capabilities.
About Volta Labs
Volta Labs is a genomics
applications company that has developed a cutting-edge digital
fluidics platform to maximize performance and scalability of sample
preparation in genomics while providing unparalleled consistency.
Volta Labs is transforming the way biological research and analyses
are performed, allowing scientists to focus on what they do best --
pushing the boundaries of biology.
About PacBio
PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) is a premier life science technology company
that is designing, developing and manufacturing advanced sequencing
solutions to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve
genetically complex problems. Our products and technologies stem
from two highly differentiated core technologies focused on
accuracy, quality and completeness which include our HiFi long-read
sequencing and our SBB® short-read sequencing technologies. Our
products address solutions across a broad set of research
applications including human germline sequencing, plant and animal
sciences, infectious disease and microbiology, oncology, and other
emerging applications. For more information, please visit
www.pacb.com and follow @PacBio.
Media Contact:
Kim
Miller
Volta Labs
kmiller@voltalabs.co
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