India, July 23 -- Qiagen has announced the launch of its new QIAseq xHYB Long Read Panels, a suite of target enrichment solutions designed to unlock long-read sequencing of genomically complex regions.

This new offering strengthens Qiagen's position as a provider of differentiated solutions for use on any next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms spanning both short- and long-read technologies.

The new Qiagen panels are optimized for use with native long-read platforms, including from PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), and designed to enable researchers to capture a broader spectrum of genomic variation. Applications include HLA typing, repeat expansion analysis, and the detection of structural variants - areas where short-read sequencing have bee...