RNA extraction
The company's nucleic acid extraction kits have offered labs relief from COVID-19-related shortages of traditional silica-based bind-wash-elute assays.
TNG Dx, Premier Medical Laboratories Partner to Develop RNA Extraction Protocol for COVID-19 Tests
The collaboration is part of a public health surveillance initiative with the US Department of Health and Human Services and eTrueNorth.
AMP SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Dx Survey Shows Supply Chain Issues Hampered Ramp Up of Testing
More than 70 percent of labs surveyed experienced supply chain interruptions, forcing them to validate three or more diagnostic testing methods.
Addressing Coronavirus Testing Bottleneck, Scientists Turn to RNA-Extraction-Free PCR
Several labs and at least one company have been working on assays that add samples directly to the PCR reaction and don't require RNA extraction, a time-consuming step.
Fulgent Genetics, MedScan Laboratory Partner to Offer NGS Coronavirus Test
North Dakota-based MedScan Laboratory will collect patient samples and extract RNA