34 Pre-Designed Assays Increase qPCR Accuracy and Efficiency
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) now offers PrimeTime Pre-designed qPCR Assays, which are guaranteed to work for human, mouse, and rat transcriptomes. Users can search and select from the online database that contains thousands of assays.
All assays are designed to span exons, protect against non-specific amplifications, avoid known SNPs, and minimise the impact of secondary structure. Consisting of two primers and a hydrolysis probe, all three components are shipped in a single tube and are guaranteed to provide >90% efficiency.
IDT’s advanced flexibility allows users to select from five different dye/quencher combinations and choose a premixed primer to probe ratio from 1:1 to 4:1, thereby maximising multiplexing capabilities. The design process uses the most current, clean, and complete target sequence information available to generate accurate Tm predictions and protect against off-target amplifications. Stephen Gunstream, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, commented: “We have compared our product to leading pre- designed assays and found improved efficiency, higher success rates, and increased sensitivity.”
PrimeTime Pre-designed qPCR Assays are quick and easy to order using IDT’s unique ordering tool at
www.idtdna.com/order/
Predesignedassay.aspx. Each oligo undergoes 100% QC by mass spectrometry and is shipped within 2–4 working days.
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Automates Pathology Laboratory to Gain Efficiencies and Increase Capacity
A fully automated Blood Sciences Laboratory has been officially opened at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust by Sir Keith Pearson, Chair of the NHS Confederation.
The laboratory redesign combines haematology and biochemistry analytical testing onto a single ADVIA®
LabCell® from Siemens Healthcare
Diagnostics.“Although haematology and chemistry disciplines have worked side by side in the same laboratory at the hospital for many years, this is the first time that we have consolidated all work onto a single Blood Sciences automated system,” said Richard Pipkin, Blood Sciences Manager at the hospital. “The automated robotic system links a number of analysers together via a central track to streamline the workflow of the lab.”
Richard Pipkin continued: “The lab workload capacity has been trebled by the automated track and analysers, future-proofing this service, which provides vital, quick diagnostic turnaround for our A&E and Theatres. This ensures that we are able to provide the best possible healthcare for our patients.”
“The automated Blood Sciences laboratory will help the hospital to maintain high quality service delivery to its patients within the hospital and the wider community through GP practices serving the West Norfolk, South Lincolnshire and North East Cambridgeshire,” stated Darren Sher, Automation and IT Marketing Manager at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. “Improving efficiencies through process redesign, innovative technology and adopting LEAN and workforce reprofiling strategies are key to providing a sustainable pathology service.”
The ADVIA LabCell from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics integrates two ADVIA® systems, two ADVIA® systems and two ADVIA®
Automation Centrifuge CXL Modules 2400 Chemistry
Centaur XP Immunoassay 2120i Haematology systems
onto the track, with two sample managers and two ADVIA®
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