10x Genomics, Inc., a leader in single cell and spatial biology, announced the launch of its Xenium Catalyst Network, a global group of technically qualified research institutions that will accelerate access to Xenium proof-of-concept data for researchers worldwide. The four founding members of the Xenium Catalyst Network will add significant capacity for the company’s Xenium Catalyst Program, a technical access service launched earlier this year for prospective customers.
“Since we launched the Xenium Catalyst Program, the customer response has been off the charts,” said Jim Wilbur, Chief Commercial Officer at 10x Genomics. “We’re now thrilled to expand the program with four exceptional founding network members. These collaborators are as eager and committed as we are to providing a world-class experience and helping more researchers see firsthand the power and performance of Xenium on their own samples.”
While many researchers can use the company’s comprehensive menu of in situ datasets, the Xenium Catalyst Network will support researchers who require proof-of-concept data on specific samples to aid in grant applications, funding requests and purchasing decisions. Through the Catalyst Network, researchers can choose from a broad menu of custom and curated gene panels to directly experience Xenium’s class-leading performance and high sensitivity and specificity on their own samples.
The Xenium Catalyst Network is intended to replicate and expand the best-in-class experience and data that researchers can expect when running Xenium in their own labs. The founding Catalyst Network Members are Macrogen Inc., K2bio, BioChain Institute Inc., and The McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine. 10x Genomics expects to add more research institutions to the Xenium Catalyst Network in 2024.
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“K2bio, a novel full service preclinical Contract Research Organization (CRO), welcomes our partnership with 10x Genomics and the Xenium Catalyst Network,” said Kieron Jones, CEO at K2bio. “Leveraging our experience in translational services, we have chosen to be a part of the Xenium Catalyst Network because the platform provides quality data for rapid insight into the biology of complex tissues, which aids our unified goal to provide cutting edge technologies and services.”
SOURCE: PRNewswire