Thermo Fisher Scientific MagMAX Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the MagMAX Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit. The kit is meant to support the efforts of public health laboratories and researchers who have been developing SARS-CoV-2 surveillance methods using wastewater to help identify asymptomatic carriers on college campuses, monitor regional spread among communities, and capture emerging viral mutations, the company said. 

The MagMAX Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit is compatible with a range of input volumes from 200 µl to 500 mL, and works with various upfront concentration methods, including ultracentrifugation, precipitation, and filtration. For labs in need of an automated viral enrichment method, the MagMAX Wastewater Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit with virus enrichment uses Dynabeads technology to automate and streamline sample concentration.