Genknowme, a start-up specializing in epigenetics research, has integrated multichannel pipettes from INTEGRA Biosciences into its liquid handling workflows. These liquid handling solutions will enable the lab to provide fast epigenetic assessments that will support healthcare professionals in suggesting lifestyle changes to improve their patients’ quality of life. Related Stories Everything you need to know about next generation sequencing in INTEGRA Biosciences’ eBook Win 1 of 3 personalized, engraved PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controllers and bring individuality to your lab INTEGRA Biosciences announces the appointment of a new board member Genknowme, in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded to investigate how environmental and behavioral factors can reversibly modify gene expression.
The company has developed a unique blood test that provides a comprehensive, personalized epigenetic health assessment indicating a person’s biological age, which can be used to inform preventative lifestyle changes for healthier aging. The team acquired two 8 channel VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes – one 12.5 μl and one 125 μl – to streamline its liquid handling protocols and minimize human error.
, Epigenetics research can be a complex and time-consuming process, so we are always looking for ways to increase our throughput for faster and more accurate results. We incorporated VOYAGER pipettes into our laboratory to allow transfer of multiple samples at once between different la.