BREA, Calif.—Beckman Coulter Inc. announced last month a collaboration with the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) on the validation of the SPRIworks Fragment Library System I for the Illumina Genome Analyzer. The automated benchtop system prepares up to 10 DNA libraries in five hours with high reproducibility and consistency. Developed by Beckman Coulter Genomics, the SPRIworks system was designed to simplify and automate next-generation sequencing workflows. The system is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2010. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed.