QIAGEN collaborates with McGill University to advance microbiome research
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN) has announced a three-year collaboration with McGill University Centre for Microbiome Research to advance microbiome sciences. The partnership will focus on DNA extraction from low microbial biomass samples and anaerobic culturing protocols, targeting the $1.8 billion North American market. McGill will serve as a beta-testing site for new QIAGEN microbiome solutions and receive reagents for research across microbiology and genomic processing workflows. The collaboration aims to generate evidence-based knowledge for medicine and public health while supporting innovation in understanding how microbial communities impact human health and ecosystems.
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN) ha annunciato una collaborazione triennale con il Centro di Ricerca sul Microbioma dell'Università McGill per avanzare nelle scienze del microbioma. La partnership si concentrerà sull'estrazione del DNA da campioni con bassa biomassa microbica e protocolli di coltivazione anaerobica, mirando al mercato nordamericano da 1,8 miliardi di dollari. McGill fungerà da sito di test beta per le nuove soluzioni di microbioma di QIAGEN e riceverà reagenti per la ricerca in microbiologia e flussi di lavoro di processamento genomico. La collaborazione mira a generare conoscenze basate su evidenze per la medicina e la salute pubblica, sostenendo l'innovazione nella comprensione di come le comunità microbiche influenzano la salute umana e gli ecosistemi.
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN) ha anunciado una colaboración de tres años con el Centro de Investigación del Microbioma de la Universidad McGill para avanzar en las ciencias del microbioma. La asociación se centrará en la extracción de ADN de muestras con baja biomasa microbiana y en protocolos de cultivo anaeróbico, orientándose al mercado norteamericano de 1.8 mil millones de dólares. McGill servirá como un sitio de prueba beta para las nuevas soluciones de microbioma de QIAGEN y recibirá reactivos para la investigación en microbiología y flujos de trabajo de procesamiento genómico. La colaboración tiene como objetivo generar conocimientos basados en evidencia para la medicina y la salud pública, al tiempo que apoya la innovación en la comprensión de cómo las comunidades microbianas impactan la salud humana y los ecosistemas.
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN)는 맥길 대학교 미생물군집 연구 센터와 3년간의 협력을 발표하여 미생물군집 과학을 발전시킬 예정입니다. 이 파트너십은 저생물량 샘플에서 DNA 추출 및 혐기성 배양 프로토콜에 중점을 두며, 18억 달러 규모의 북미 시장을 겨냥합니다. 맥길은 QIAGEN의 새로운 미생물군집 솔루션에 대한 베타 테스트 사이트로 기능하고, 미생물학 및 유전체 처리 작업 흐름 연구를 위한 시약을 받을 것입니다. 이 협력은 의학 및 공공 건강을 위한 증거 기반 지식을 생성하고 미생물 공동체가 인간 건강과 생태계에 미치는 영향을 이해하는 혁신을 지원하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN) a annoncé une collaboration de trois ans avec le Centre de recherche sur le microbiome de l'Université McGill pour faire progresser les sciences du microbiome. Le partenariat se concentrera sur l'extraction de l'ADN à partir d'échantillons à faible biomasse microbienne et sur des protocoles de culture anaérobie, ciblant le marché nord-américain de 1,8 milliard de dollars. McGill servira de site de test bêta pour les nouvelles solutions de microbiome de QIAGEN et recevra des réactifs pour la recherche en microbiologie et en traitement génomique. Cette collaboration vise à générer des connaissances basées sur des preuves pour la médecine et la santé publique tout en soutenant l'innovation dans la compréhension de l'impact des communautés microbiennes sur la santé humaine et les écosystèmes.
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN) hat eine dreijährige Zusammenarbeit mit dem McGill University Centre for Microbiome Research angekündigt, um die Mikrobiom-Forschung voranzutreiben. Der Schwerpunkt der Partnerschaft liegt auf der DNA-Extraktion aus Proben mit niedriger mikrobieller Biomasse und anaeroben Kulturprotokollen, mit Fokus auf den 1,8 Milliarden US-Dollar schweren nordamerikanischen Markt. McGill wird als Beta-Teststandort für neue Mikrobiom-Lösungen von QIAGEN dienen und erhält Reagenzien für die Forschung in Mikrobiologie und genomischen Verarbeitungsabläufen. Ziel der Zusammenarbeit ist es, evidenzbasierte Kenntnisse für die Medizin und öffentliche Gesundheit zu generieren und Innovationen zu unterstützen, um zu verstehen, wie mikrobielle Gemeinschaften die menschliche Gesundheit und Ökosysteme beeinflussen.
- Access to $1.8 billion North American microbiome research market
- Strategic partnership with leading research institution for product development
- Beta-testing site acquisition for new product development and optimization
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This collaboration with McGill University positions QIAGEN strategically in the
- Beta-testing opportunities for new product development, reducing R&D costs and time-to-market
- Enhanced product validation through a prestigious research institution
- Strengthened market presence in the growing microbiome research sector
- Access to valuable customer feedback for product optimization
Following their Penn State partnership earlier this year, this move demonstrates QIAGEN's systematic approach to dominating the microbiome research space. The company's comprehensive portfolio spanning sample preparation to bioinformatics tools positions them well to capture market share as microbiome research applications expand in healthcare and diagnostics.
QIAGEN and McGill University to collaborate on microbiome research projects to generate evidence-based knowledge for medicine and public health // McGill will serve as a beta-testing site for new QIAGEN microbiome solutions // Partnership strengthens QIAGEN’s efforts in microbiome research while supporting innovation at the McGill Centre for Microbiome Research
Montreal, Canada, and Venlo, the Netherlands, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a collaboration with the McGill University Centre for Microbiome Research to support microbiome research activities and outcomes.
The three-year partnership will further drive microbiome sciences – the study of a community of microorganisms that can be found living together in any environment, including the human body. It will focus on key areas such as DNA extraction from low microbial biomass samples and anaerobic culturing protocols.
The collaboration is expected to strengthen QIAGEN’s presence in microbiome research across North America which represents a
“Partnering with McGill University, a leading institution known for its outstanding research and educational programs, underscores our commitment to advancing microbiome research,” said Nitin Sood, Senior Vice President and Head of the Life Sciences Business Area at QIAGEN. “This collaboration will enhance our ability to develop new microbiome solutions based on customer feedback and support the scientific community in uncovering new insights into the microbiome’s impact on health and disease.”
“Microbial communities are central to the functioning of every known ecosystem, including the human body. Yet, we are only scratching the surface in understanding how these abundant, incredibly diverse and dynamic communities impact human health and ecosystems at large. This exciting partnership with QIAGEN will help us provide the tools and approaches to microbiome researchers at McGill University and from all around the province of Quebec to keep pushing the boundaries of our knowledge” said Corinne Maurice, PhD, co-director of the McGill Centre for Microbiome Research and Canada Research Chair in Gut Microbial Interactions.
Microbiome research aims to explore the relationships between microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, and their hosts. It can help to better understand the microbiome’s impact on health, disease, and microbial ecological processes to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. QIAGEN products will be used in the experimental platforms of the McGill Centre for Microbiome Research, and the Centre will also function as a beta-testing site for the development of new QIAGEN products for microbiome applications and to refine and optimize these for broader applications in the scientific community.
The partnership further drives QIAGEN’s strategy to advance microbiome research. At the beginning of 2024, the company announced a partnership with Penn State University in the United States to create a shared research and education facility for the fast-developing microbiome sciences. It aims to investigate research opportunities that address challenges and research gaps facing the microbiome.
McGill University is one of the top research universities globally. The McGill Centre for Microbiome Research provides McGill investigators and their partners with infrastructure and resources to generate evidence-based knowledge for the benefit of medicine and public health. The Centre aims to integrate and synergize microbiome research activities by offering services through two distinct, yet complementary experimental platforms housed at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (Gnotobiotic Animal Research platform) and downtown campus (Microbial Services Platform).
The Gnotobiotic Animal Research Platform investigates the effects of specific microbial taxa and communities on health and how microbial communities can be modified for improved health. The Microbial Services Platform provides experimental design services and specializes in sample processing for sequencing, as well as culturomics under anaerobic conditions, key steps to assess microbial content and identify key microbes, including pathogens, associated with health and disease.
The McGill Centre for Microbiome Research is dedicated to understanding the complex interactions between microbial communities and their hosts and is committed to make microbiome research accessible to a wide range of scientific domains in Montreal.
QIAGEN’s comprehensive microbiome portfolio encompasses tools for every aspect of the scientific workflow, including reliable sample preparation kits optimized for investigating challenging samples from environmental and human microbiomes. To ensure reproducibility, QIAGEN offers sample preparation automation for standardization and reliability. The extensive range of microbiome solutions also includes downstream processing technologies such as NGS, digital PCR (dPCR), or quantitative PCR (qPCR), all complemented by robust bioinformatics tools for seamless digital analysis.
Learn more about QIAGEN’s solutions for microbiome research at https://www.qiagen.com/applications/microbiome.
About QIAGEN
QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands-based holding company, is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare) and Life Sciences (academia, pharma R&D and industrial applications, primarily forensics). As of September 30, 2024, QIAGEN employed more than 5,800 people in over 35 locations worldwide. Further information can be found at https://www.qiagen.com.
About McGill University
Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning three campuses, 12 faculties, 14 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 39,000 students, including more than 10,400 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,000 international students making up
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