Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Geospiza Links With SAIC-Frederick

Seattle-based Geospiza, the developer of software for managing genetic analysis workflows, said Tuesday that it is in a collaboration with SAIC-Frederick Inc., a technical support contractor for the National Cancer Institute's research and development center in Frederick, Md. According to the firms, they are looking to adapt Geospiza's software platform to potentially accelerate cancer research. The two said they are integrating Geospiza's GeneSifter Lab Edition product with third generation gene sequencing equipment from Pacific Biosciences. The two companies said the collaboration is part of a National Center Institute effort to reduce the time and cost of developing new cancer treatments.