SPT Labtech and Agilent Technologies announced the introduction of automated target enrichment protocols on SPT Labtech’s firefly+ platform. Automating genomic workflows, the optimized Target Enrichment protocols support researchers using Agilent’s SureSelect Max DNA Library Prep Kits.
Available immediately to all firefly+ users on the firefly community cloud, the new protocols enable users to prepare libraries with Agilent’s Library Prep and Target Enrichment panels and have been developed through a collaboration between SPT Labtech’s in-house applications team and Agilent’s R&D and product teams. By leveraging firefly+’s advanced automation, the protocols enable hands-off library prep with increased reproducibility, reduced error rates, and significant time savings.
Development work was carried out on the latest version of Agilent’s Exome V8 and a smaller Comprehensive Cancer Panel (CGP), with applicability across the full range of Agilent’s Target Enrichment panels, providing a streamlined and flexible workflow for laboratories.