Officials at SPT Labtech say that validated automated workflows for Twist Bioscience’s next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation kits are now available on SPT’s firefly® liquid handling platform. Developed through a collaboration with Twist Bioscience, the workflows are designed to support higher-throughput, more reproducible NGS library preparation and are accessible directly through the firefly cloud, according to Rob Walton, CEO at SPT Labtech.
Development of these workflows reflects growing demand across genomics research and core facilities for standardized automated protocols that improve consistency while reducing hands-on time as sequencing volumes continue to increase, notes Walton.
The initial validate automated workflow supports Twist Bioscience’s FlexPrep™ UHT library prep kit. The collaboration also integrates the Twist Enzymatic Fragmentation Kit 2.0 with firefly. Ongoing combination of Twist NGS library preparation kits with firefly will continue to expand SPT Labtech’s portfolio of validated, automated workflows, explains Walton.
“By making these Twist workflows available on firefly, we are giving users a straightforward way to adopt automation without adding complexity to their existing processes, while access through the firefly cloud allows laboratories to implement these methods quickly and scale as their needs evolve,” he continues.
“Our customers are increasingly seeking validated, hands-free solutions to improve the efficiency and reproducibility of their NGS workflows. By collaborating with SPT Labtech, we are providing a simple path to automation for our kits, beginning with our new FlexPrep kit, which offers significant benefits in terms of speed and scalability,” adds Emily Leproust, CEO and co-founder of Twist Bioscience.
