Clontech Licenses CRISPR/CAS9 Technology From Broad Institute

"Clontech is pleased to be able to provide innovative tools for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing under our Guide-it™ brand," commented Carol Lou, General Manager of Clontech Laboratories, Inc. "We believe that CRISPR/Cas9 technology represents a significant improvement over existing genome editing tools, reaching a new level of targeting, efficiency, and in particular ease of use. It is destined to become as valuable and widely utilized as RNAi; perhaps more so."

Clontech's initial product offering includes Guide-it kits for in vitro production and screening of single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) and a method to confirm the presence of targeted mutations using direct PCR and Clontech's Guide-it Resolvase enzyme.