BOSTON and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Volta Labs , a genomics applications company, and Element Biosciences, Inc., developer of pioneering technologies to empower science, today announced a collaboration to optimize sequencing throughput with the launch of Volta's Callisto™ Sample Prep System for Element's AVITI.The combination of Volta Labs' Callisto and availability of VoltaPrep™ kits to prepare libraries for the AVITI System provides an efficient and low-cost end-to-end sequencing solution for customers, removing bottlenecks and accelerating the time to results."The work done by Element to broaden access to affordable, high-quality sequencing is unprecedented," said Udayan Umapathi, CEO at Volta Labs. "With this partnership, we will join forces with the Element team to offer an end-to-end solution to break the sample prep bottleneck and support sequencing at scale.""When we launched AVITI , it brought unmatched performance and affordability in benchtop sequencing. In commercial partnership with Volta Labs, we are taking another critical step to improve ease and accessibility to customers," said Yaron Hakak, PhD, SVP of Corporate and Business Development at Element Biosciences. "Labs will now have exceptional flexibility in the sequencing process from sample prep through analysis."This collaboration expands the reach of Volta's novel sample prep system, providing labs the flexibility to sequence smaller batches of reactions more frequently and at a lower cost. The Callisto Sample Prep System supports up to 24 reactions per run across at least eight applications, prepped for sequencing in hours

BOSTON and CORALVILLE, Iowa, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Volta Labs , a genomics applications company, and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) , a leading provider of differentiated next generation sequencing (NGS) solutions, announced a partnership to further the shared mission of making NGS solutions more accessible.Volta Labs, a genomics applications company, is transforming the way biological research and analyses are performed with a cutting-edge digital fluidics platform to maximize performance and scalability of sample preparation. (PRNewsfoto/Volta Labs Inc.)Volta Labs and IDT are working to create platform-agnostic solutions, with the goal of walk-away sample prep, starting with target enrichment workflows. With the recent availability of Volta's Callisto™ Sample Prep System, IDT is supporting the development of VoltaHyb™ applications. Initial study shows capture metrics and variant calling results were comparable or better for libraries processed using the Volta Labs benchtop instrument. Data will be presented at the 2024 AGBT General Meeting."While sequencing technologies have come a long way, the quality of sample prep still dictates the accuracy of the results," said Nick Downey, NGS Collaborations Lead at IDT

BOSTON and BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Volta Labs , a genomics applications company, and Watchmaker Genomics , a supplier of innovative products for molecular analysis, partner to leverage their technologies to power Volta's short-read library prep kits.Volta Labs and Watchmaker Genomics are jointly committed to making efficient, accessible, and cost-effective library prep a reality. With the launch of Volta's Callisto™ Sample Prep System, Watchmaker Genomics will provide the reagents behind various VoltaPrep™ library prep kits."Volta's digital fluidics technology and their approach to building automated sample prep applications are impressive," said Trey Foskett, CEO of Watchmaker Genomics. "Watchmaker has a passion for delivering superior data quality with simple and automatable workflows. Combining Volta's cutting-edge technology with our innovative reagents delivers in both of these areas, and we look forward to a continued partnership.""Watchmaker has set the bar high for enzyme engineering and library prep workflow development," said Udayan Umapathi, CEO at Volta Labs. "We are energized to work with their talented team to address quality, cost, and scalability challenges that currently exist in sample prep