Life Technologies to Use GenVault's Storage Technology

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Life Technologies will use and offer GenVault's DNA storage technology platform under a non-exclusive supply and resale agreement, GenVault said today.

GenVault's GenTegra DNA technology is a scalable alternative to traditional freezer storage and transport systems for purified DNA. It is a dry-state platform used for extracting, preserving, recovering, and distributing biosamples at ambient temperature.

The Carlsbad, Calif.-based firm said it plans to develop future systems to store proteins and to store RNA, the latter of which the firm expects to move to the market in the fourth quarter of 2009.

"By adopting the GenTegra DNA technology platform, we will be able to store and transport purified DNA from several of our products as well as make this technology available for use by our customers," Nathan Wood, Life Technologies' VP of genomic technologies, said in a statement. "This technology allows us to eliminate much of the waste associated with these processes, which promotes a safer and cleaner environment."