Epigenetics-based research tools company Active Motif, Inc. today announced it has entered into a technology development partnership with Swift Biosciences, a leader in sample and library preparation for next generation sequencing (NGS). The two companies have partnered to deliver technical advancements in ChIP-Seq workflow, a foundation application for epigenetics.

Samples used in the ChIP-Seq workflow are often challenging samples due to their limited amounts. Swift Biosciences has developed novel technologies that enable the use of very low input samples and when combined with Active Motif’s industry leading ChIP based technologies, the combination provides better sensitivity in detecting key protein-DNA interactions. The resulting combination of technologies is allowing researchers to use 10x to 100x less sample, using as little as 10pg of ChIP enriched samples.

This approach enables powerful techniques such as ChIP-Seq to now be used by disease researchers working with rare cell populati