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WaferGen is pleased to announce two new Advisory Board members: André Marion and Dr. Muneesh Tewari.     < READ MORE >
WaferGen Biosystems is a leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of innovative systems for gene expression, genotyping, stem cell research and cell biology for the life science and pharmaceutical industries.

SMARTCHIP™ REAL-TIME PCR SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The Chip

The chip contains a 5184 nanowell array (72 X 72) which is preloaded with primer content optimized for performance with the SmartChip System. Each well contains approximately 100 nl of reaction mix.

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The Dispenser

Sample in master mix is dispensed under vacuum in a specially-designed fixture and vacuum chamber. 500 ng of sample is applied yielding 96 pg of sample in each of the 5184 wells. Designs for multiple sample dispensing are currently being tested.

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The Cycler

The dispensed chip is placed into the specially-designed WaferGen SmartChip Cycler and subjected to Real- Time PCR and amplicon melting analyses. Data in the form of Ct (threshhold cycles) and Tm (melting temperatures) are downloaded and analyzed.

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July 29, 2010 WaferGen Announces Purchase of SmartChip Products by Contract Services Company Directed by Founder and Organizer of Japanese Human Genome Project
July 8, 2010 WaferGen Closes $7.2 Million in Registered Direct Offering; Company to Use Funds to Expand on Early Commercial Success of SmartChip System
July 2, 2010 WaferGen Announces Capital Raise of Approximately $7 Million in Registered Direct Offering
June 30, 2010 WaferGen Expands Scientific Advisory Board with Andre Marion, Co-Founder/Former Chairman, CEO of Applied Biosystems, and Dr. Muneesh Tewari, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
June 17, 2010 WaferGen Announces Kyoto University to Use SmartChip Real-Time PCR System to Identify and Compare Biomarkers to Advance Regenerative Tissue Research
June 10, 2010 WaferGen Announces Two Gene Expression Profiling Panels for SmartChip Real-Time PCR System for High Throughput, Cost-Effective Biomarker Discovery and Validation
June 8, 2010 WaferGen Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement for SmartChip Real-Time PCR System in Japan
May 17, 2010 WaferGen Reports First Quarter 2010 Performance Results
 
Come see us at the following tradeshows and conferences:
November 2-6, 2010
American Society of Human Genetic s (ASHG)
Booth 416
Washington, DC
November 17-20, 2010
Association for Molecular Pathology
Booth 1133
San Jose, CA


see our complete list of events here