Swift Biosciences

Swift Biosciences develops novel molecular biology technologies to better characterise and understand the genome, across the three major next generation sequencing (NGS) platforms:

• Illumina®
• Ion Torrent™
• Pacific Biosciences®

Products include NGS library preparation solutions for Methyl-Seq and ChIP-Seq as well as a comprehensive range of products to support genotyping studies. In addition, Swift Biosciences offers kits and reagents to generate libraries from challenging oncology-related sample types such as formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues and circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA). These are complemented by an innovative enzymatic technology for library normalisation.

Products fall into the following groups:

Epigenetics
Swift Biosciences offers fully optimised NGS library preparation solutions to study epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation and histone post-translational modifications (PTMs).

Genotyping
To maximise data output from genotyping studies while reducing sequencing costs, Swift Biosciences has developed a comprehensive range of library kits.

Oncology/liquid biopsy
Swift Biosciences has developed a range of proprietary technologies to facilitate the generation of high-quality libraries from challenging samples such as FFPE tissues and liquid biopsy material.

Library normalisation
Designed to streamline library normalisation, Swift Biosciences’ Normalase Kit eliminates the need to dilute libraries of variable concentration before pooling and loading on sequencing platforms. By replacing conventional library amplification primers with Normalase primers, library pools of equivalent concentration are created for balanced sample representation. The Swift Normalase method is easily integrated into standard protocols and improves both turnaround time and accuracy by reducing the number of handling steps.

Cambridge Bioscience is pleased to supply Swift Biosciences products in the UK.

Illumina® is a registered trademark of Illumina, Inc.
Ion Torrent™ is a trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Pacific Biosciences® is a registered trademark of Pacific Biosciences.