Under these agreements, Digilab Genomic Solutions (DGS) and CyBio will collaborate on manufacture and distribution of the DGS Hummingbird-Plus instrument. Digilab will supply Hummingbird dispensing heads and cassettes (both in 96 and 384-well format) to CyBio and CyBio will manufacture the DGS Hummingbird-Plus instrument, integrating DGS Hummingbird heads/cassettes with its modular CyBi-Well automation platform. Digilab will distribute the Hummingbird-Plus instruments worldwide.
In addition to collaboration on the DGS Hummingbird-Plus, Digilab will license intellectual property related to dispensing heads for use in connection with CyBio’s CyBi-Well vario instrument. Additionally, Digilab will manufacture and supply the capillary cassettes for the CyBi-Well vario instrument.
Jennifer Wu, DGS’s global product manager for genomics and liquid handling systems, said: “These two agreements broaden the existing business partnership between Digilab and CyBio. The expanded collaboration takes full advantage of the complimentary expertise of our two companies, resulting in more flexible tools and workflow solutions for principally the drug discovery and high-throughput screening markets.”