MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced the appointment of Uniscience do Brasil as its exclusive Brazilian distributor for the PacBio® RS II —its new Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) DNA Sequencing System that provides the industry’s highest consensus accuracy and longest read lengths. Uniscience is the first distributor for PacBio in South America.

Sergio Joelsons CEO & President of Uniscience commented: “We at Uniscience are very thrilled with this new partnership that will allow us to address the Brazilian scientific community with this new technology. This is another step we are taking to complement our portfolio, offering to our customers a complete line of innovative solutions.”

The PacBio® RS II allows scientists to rapidly and cost effectively generate finished genome assemblies, reveal and understand epigenomes, and characterize genomic variation. Based on the company’s revolutionary SMRT Sequencing technology, the PacBio® RS II can generate average read lengths of 5,000 base pairs, with the longest reads above 20,000 base pairs in length with double the throughput from the previous version of the system. The PacBio® RS II System, including consumables and software, provides a simple, fast, end-to-end sequencing workflow in research areas including infectious disease and microbiology, agriculture, and understanding rare diseases.

Ram Laxman, Ph.D., Vice President, Sales – Asia Pacific at Pacific Biosciences commented: “The unique capabilities of the PacBio® RS II instrument, which are unmatched by any other available technologies, has generated strong interest globally and we are excited to expand our business in South America and I look forward to managing the partnership with Uniscience as our first distributor in the region.

About Pacific Biosciences

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) offers the PacBio® RS II Sequencing System to help scientists solve genetically complex problems. Based on its novel Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology, the company’s products enable: targeted sequencing to more comprehensively characterize genetic variations; de novo genome assembly to more fully identify, annotate and decipher genomic structures; and DNA base modification identification to help characterize epigenetic regulation and DNA damage. By providing access to information that was previously inaccessible, Pacific Biosciences enables scientists to increase their understanding of biological systems.

About Uniscience do Brasil

Founded in 1984, Uniscience do Brasil is the most complete Biotechnology and Diagnostics distributor in the Brazilian market. Uniscience brings to the Brazilian market a range of state-of-the-art products made by world renowned manufacturers. Based in Sao Paulo, Uniscience covers the entire Brazilian market with its highly skilled team and specialized distributors network. Uniscience’s commitment to its customers and business partners is reflected in the high quality of products and services it provides. For more information, please visit https://www.uniscience.com.