Fluidigm Corp

We prefer Fluidigm to the competitors.

Strengths: Fluidigm basically invented the digital PCR revolution. With microliter volumes and single molecule counting now possible, we use Fluidigm machines and chips to validate our hard-to-obtain clones. The offer a variety of other services as well as PCR machines, ranging from SNP genotyping to mass cytometry. The guys here know their analysis and business well.

Needs to improve: Use the Biomark machines judiciously since the cost of reagents and materials is not quite at the level of a qPCR. You can get higher sensitivity and percision, but use it only when you need it.