Hyseq, Inc.

Joerg Baier

Radoje Drmanac

Brian Hauser

The present invention relates to spatially-addressable sandwich arrays of compounds, particularly biological compounds such as peptides and polynucleotide probes, and methods of making and using the same. The present invention also relates to a method and device for holding together the substrates of the sandwich array, more particularly, a clamping device for securely yet safely holding substrates of a sandwich array together during assembly, use, storage, and/or transport of the sandwich array.

Sandwich arrays of biological compounds

The present device is directed to a reagent transfer device for transferring a plurality of reagent samples from one location to another. A transfer plate has a top surface with reservoirs, a bottom surface with orifices, and channels connecting the reservoirs and orifices. Fluid is moved from the reservoirs, through the channels and out of the orifices to form samples on the bottom surface about the orifices. A movement apparatus is provided for bringing the samples into contact with deposit surfaces at various deposition positions. Arrays of at least 100 orifices per square centimeter are provided.

Reagent transfer device

The present invention relates to methods of using labeled tracers to generate spatially addressable arrays of immobilized molecules, particularly polynucleotides, that can be normalized for differences in immobilization efficiencies at different addresses in the array. It also relates to the arrays generated by the method and to use of these arrays to enhance discrimination in array-based assays, particularly the discrimination between perfectly matched hybrids and hybrids containing a single mismatch in nucleic acid hybridization assays.

Polynucleotide arrays and methods of making and using the same

The present device is directed to a reagent transfer device for transferring a plurality of reagent samples from one location to another location having a deposit surface. The device includes a reagent tray having a top surface with a top surface area and a plurality of wells in the ratio of at least 1,000 wells per square centimeter of top surface area, and a transfer member having a transfer surface with a plurality of pins extending therefrom. Each of the pins is positioned to correspond to one of the wells so that when the transfer member is moved in the Z-direction the pins are simultaneously dipped into the corresponding wells. The device further includes a mechanism for moving the transfer member between a first position in which reagent from the wells is deposited onto the corresponding pins and a second position in which reagent on the pins is deposited on the deposit surface. The mechanism for moving is adapted to move the transfer member in the X-direction, the Y-direction and the Z-direction.

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Foster City, CA, United States of America

Joerg Baier