We're Better Together!
On April 1st, 2009, Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced that it had signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Cogenics, the genomic services division of Clinical Data Inc.

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Visit the Cogenics Web Site
Read the full announcement
Press Release issued by Clinical Data, Inc.
Frequently Asked Questions



The Agencourt AMPure XP system is a highly efficient, easily automated PCR purification system that delivers superior quality DNA with no salt carryover.

The Agencourt RNAClean XP kit provides a simple, flexible and highly reproducible method for purifying nucleic acid products generated in common enzymatic reactions.

The Agencourt RNAdvance Cell v2 chemistry is an automation friendly process for isolating total RNA from cultured cells.

The Agencourt RNAdvance Blood system provides a simple, automation-friendly process for RNA extraction from RNA-stabilizing blood collection tubes.

10/16/06
Beckman Coulter Subsidiary, Agencourt Bioscience, Enters Into Supply Agreement with NuGEN
Automation-Ready Solution Streamlines RNA Amplification and Purification for Microarrays
9/22/06
Agencourt is a Key Collaborator in New Study on Breast and Colon Cancer Genes
Agencourt has announced that its Genomic Services were integral in a breakthrough Johns Hopkins study on the genetic code for breast and colon cancers.
7/31/06
Agencourt® RNAdvance™ Tissue System Delivers Higher Yields For Gene Expression Studies
Beckman Coulter introduces the Agencourt RNAdvance Tissue system for isolation of total RNA from mammalian samples.
7/10/06
New System Automates Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Tissue Samples
Beckman Coulter introduces the Agencourt® FormaPure™ system, for fast extraction of DNA and RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.
11/29/05
Beckman Coulter Subsidiary Agencourt Bioscience Enters Into Supply Agreement With Affymetrix
Agencourt® RNAClean™ Nucleic Acid Purification Product for cDNA and cRNA Purification to be Part of Affymetrix Reagent Product Line
09/28/05
Beckman Coulter Launches New Agencourt DNA Isolation Kit
Genfind™ DNA Isolation Kit Provides Research Customers with High-Throughput Method for Isolation of Genomic DNA from Blood
04/27/05
Agencourt Bioscience To Be Acquired By Beckman Coulter
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to Continue to Focus on Genomic Services and Reagent Solutions
03/21/05
Agencourt Bioscience and Amplicon Express Form Strategic Alliance to Offer BAC-Related Services
Companies to Provide Customers with a Comprehensive Line of BAC Library Construction, Sequencing and Finishing Services
02/17/05
Dyadic Partners With Agencourt To Sequence Key Fungal Genome
Sequence Information to Enable Further Development of Dyadic's C1 Host Technology and Novel Products
01/12/05
Agencourt Bioscience Introduces New Reagent For Genomic DNA Isolation
Orapure™ Buccal Cell Genomic DNA Purification Kit Expands Company's SPRI® Magnetic Bead Technology into New Markets
09/13/04
Agencourt Bioscience Launches RNA Isolation and Purification Kit
RNAPrep Leverages Company's SPRI® Magnetic Bead Technology
09/07/04
Agencourt Bioscience Expands and Relocates To New World-Class Facility
Governor Romney Joins in Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
08/31/04
National Institutes of Health Extends Contract With Agencourt Bioscience For Genomic Services
Agencourt Chosen to Continue DNA Sequencing for the Mammalian Gene Collection and Cancer Genome Anatomy Projects
08/10/04
Agencourt Bioscience Adds Primer Walking For Individual Samples To Its Quicklane Customer Service Portfolio
New Custom Service Expands Current Research Sample Sequencing Portfolio
05/27/04
Agencourt Bioscience Announces Publication of DNA Sequence of Human Chromosome 10
Agencourt Bioscience in Collaboration with Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Publishes Paper in Nature
05/13/04
Agencourt Bioscience Launches Pre-validated Kinase Sequencing Assays Developed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pre-validated Assays and Kinase Discovery Program Available for Analysis of Key SNPs for Over 92 Genes
04/21/04
Agencourt Appoints John Linnan as Vice President of Sales
Former Applied Biosystems Executive to Lead Agencourt's Expanding Domestic and International Sales Force
03/31/04
Agencourt Scientists Participate in the Genome Sequencing of the Brown Norway Rat
Agencourt in Collaboration with Other Major Sequencing Centers Publishes Paper in Nature
03/09/04
Agencourt Bioscience Introduces SPRI-Based RNA & cDNA Purification System
RNAClean Expands the Company's Suite of Purification Products to Address High Throughput Purification of Antisense RNA Amplification and Other Enzymatic Reaction
03/01/04
Agencourt Bioscience Publishes Protein-Protein Interaction Map of Rickettsia Sibirica Virulence-Related Proteins
Utilization of High-Throughput Sequencing and Novel Bacterial Two-Hybrid Technology Leads to Enhanced Understanding of Genome