TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Automated faecal immunochemical testing
Quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) demonstrates greater sensitivity and specificity for faecal haemoglobin (f-Hb) than guaiac-based tests. Increased concentrations of f-Hb are indicative of greater risk of cancer and high-risk adenomas. The Kyowa Medex HM-JACKarc, available
in the UK from Alpha Laboratories, is an automated FIT system suitable both for screening and symptomatic patient assessment. It includes a state-of-the-art automated analyser, a bespoke faecal sample tube and dedicated, sensitive latex agglutination reagents. This combination provides a convenient, high-throughput solution for the detection and quantification of faecal occult blood. HM-JACKarc utilises a simple faecal
sampling tube that is suitable for patient home use. This is more convenient to use
Support for World Kidney Day helps
raise awareness Kidney function testing is essential for diagnosing and monitoring disease and will assist in the development of appropriate treatment plans. Randox offers a comprehensive range of high- performance reagents (from cystatin C to uric acid) for use in the detection and characterisation of renal function problems. Early this year, Randox supported
World Kidney Day to help raise awareness of the importance of the kidneys to overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
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than sample cards and only a single specimen is required. An easy-to-use sampling method reduces the barriers to patient participation in screening programmes. The device provides excellent sample stability at ambient and refrigerator temperatures to ensure preservation of faecal haemoglobin and confidence in a home sampling option. The HM-JACKarc analyser is a compact
benchtop system that uses integrated sphere latex turbidimetry to measure f-Hb concentration. It has advanced innovative software with touchscreen technology, providing an easy-to-use interface for operation by any grade of laboratory staff, with minimal training. With the ability to load up to 80 samples at any one time, it provides walkaway capability and enhanced productivity. HM-JACKarc has a time-to-first- result of just 5.6 minutes, with additional results every 18 seconds, generating up to 200 results per hour to meet laboratory demands. Several studies have confirmed excellent
low-end sensitivity, a necessity when using a low cut-off as a negative predictive value (NPV) for bowel pathology. The wide dynamic assay range reduces the need for sample dilution and repeat testing.
www.alphalabs.co.uk/FIT
Recyclable tip packaging
Anyone working in a laboratory and using pipettes and tips knows how much waste tip racks produce, how expensive they are to dispose of and the amount of space these used racks can occupy. For most laboratories the cost of running a recycling scheme can be prohibitory as they tend to be priced upon the weight of the plastic being recycled. That is why Rainin’s TerraRack pipette tip racks, the winner of the Bronze Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice, are an ideal solution to this problem. TerraRacks are made from PETE, an exceptionally strong polyester most
commonly used for water and soft drinks bottles. Being manufactured in this way means the TerraRacks can be recycled along with other bottles using the bins already provided in the laboratory. This can either reduce recycling costs or eliminate them altogether. TerraRacks contain Rainin
BioClean tips and are available both for universal-fit pipettes and those equipped with the LTS LiteTouch system to ensure the
integrity of samples. As with all pipette tips, they should be disposed of according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures (SOPs).
www.anachem.co.uk
Molecular diagnostics aids virology workflow
The DxN VERIS, available from Beckman Diagnostics, is a fully automated system for molecular diagnostics that is simple to use. DxN VERIS has all necessary consumables and reagents onboard, so tests can be up and running in less than 10 minutes, as there is no lengthy set-up. Considerable savings are claimed in
manpower and hands-on time as extraction, amplification and detection are all undertaken in the one system. DxN VERIS also provides true single-sample, random access, allowing multiple assays and samples to be run at the same time, enabling laboratories to go from sample to first result in as little as 70 minutes. Fully CE-marked, the system currently
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in development. Assays are supplied in single cartridge system so there are no empty wells, thereby reducing wastage and consumable costs. “Independent evaluations of the DxN
has assays for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human cytomegalovirus (CMV), with other assays
VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System and assays are of great interest to virology laboratories,” said Richard Creager, senior vice president, Molecular Diagnostics Business Unit, and chief scientific officer at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. “Their findings underpin the workflow advantages that DxN VERIS can bring to the modern laboratory, dramatically reducing hands-on time to first result for HIV-1, HCV, HBV and CMV viral loads.”
info@beckmanmolecular.com
MAY 2016 THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST
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