Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

On March 11th, an unprecedented 9.0 magnitude earthquake, one of the biggest on record hit the north eastern part of Japan. This has devastated many buildings, facilities and houses near the epicenter. The tsunami generated by the earthquake engulfed many cities, villages, houses and people, completely destroying many towns and villages on the Pacific coast.
As we write this letter, we are assessing the extent of damage and the degree of impact caused by the earthquake to our manufactur

ATLAS Biolabs certified for innovative exome enrichment technology from Roche NimbleGen

ATLAS Biolabs certified for innovative exome enrichment technology from Roche NimbleGen

Berlin, March 29, 2011 – ATLAS Biolabs GmbH has become the second service provider in Europe to be certified for SeqCap EZ Exome and SeqCap EZ Choice enrichment technology from Roche NimbleGen. The new technology allows the targeted enrichment and subsequent sequencing of the human exome, i.e. of all genomic DNA sequences that carry the genetic blueprint encoding the body-s proteins. ATLAS Biolabs is thus expanding its range of services in the field of DNA enrichment. Only recently, the company