Laboratory Products 19 Swabs for COVID-19 Testing
In order to meet the required capacity of 100,000+ COVID-19 tests per day, the Government guidelines on transport swabs has made allowances for Laboratories to use alternatives to Viral Transport Medium (VTM), subject to local validation.
The broad range of swabs available from Alpha Laboratories Ltd is helping to support this demand. The swabs are ideal for collecting and transporting virological, bacteriological, serological and cytological samples. Swabs that are CE marked for IVD, conform to the MDD 93/42/EEC for Class IIa.
Alpha Laboratories’ swabs are available in various packaging formats, from bulk packs that are ideal for diagnostic kit assembly, to single swab peel-packs that are perfect for POC testing. They are manufactured in ISO class 8 or higher clean room conditions, under an ISO 13485 accredited quality system. They are certifi ed free of PCR inhibitors, human DNA, RNase, DNase and pyrogens. Where swabs are marked as sterile this is by irradiation or EtO.
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Expanded Range of COVID-19 Testing Methods for Clinical Trials Announced
Laboratorium für Klinische Forschung, a member of GBA Group Pharma, is offering an analytical method for detecting SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swabs. This has enabled the company to signifi cantly expand its existing range of COVID-19 testing methods for clinical trials. Based on a Roche LightCycler 480 II, which uses the technique of real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction), LKF can now perform numerous molecular biological applications (DNA or RNA analyses). The detection of the RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a prerequisite for the diagnosis of an acute infection with the new corona virus causing the disease COVID-19.
Founded in 1991, the LKF is a specialised medical laboratory for the support of clinical studies of Phases I-IV. Recently, it has established and validated specifi c analytical methods for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 in upper respiratory tract samples. The analytical method used is approved in Europe and in the USA as an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) kit and has also been internally validated.
The LKF offers a variety of test methods for the detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, which can be used to determine whether a patient has already had contact with SARS-CoV-2: IgM and IgA antibodies for the fi rst reaction of the immune system to a SARS-CoV-2 infection and IgG antibodies for the secondary antibody reaction that builds up long-term immune protection. Other tests are expected to follow immediately, such as the latest Elecsys®
test from Roche, as soon as it becomes available in Europe.
The company is also involved in the development of COVID-19 drugs and currently supports multiple clinical trials testing new drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. “With our comprehensive test method panel for the quantifi cation of infl ammation markers (e.g. cytokines, procalcitonin) on various analytical platforms (e.g. Roche e501, Mesoscale Discoveries Multiplex Assays), we are well equipped for COVID-19 studies,” said Bärbel Wilke, co-founder and CEO of LKF - Laboratorium für Klinische Forschung (Laboratory for Clinical Research). “All services are carried out in-house, which guarantees a professional, fl exible and rapid approach. This enables the LKF to set up a COVID-19 study within one week from the receipt of the clinical study protocol to the delivery of the laboratory kits to the intensive care units.”
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Precision Cleaning Products for Every Application
International Products Corporation has been producing and marketing specialty chemical products, specialising in laboratory cleaners and assembly lubricants, since 1923. Products are sold to the manufacturing, government and academic sectors.
The company offers a full-line of precision cleaning products - biodegradable, alkaline, acidic, neutral and enzyme - for the cleaning of labware, fi lter membranes, medical devices, pharmaceutical equipment and precision parts. All products are registered with NSF as A1 cleaners.
Products are made in a custom-designed facility in Burlington, NJ. The UK subsidiary, IPCW, Inc, distributes throughout the European market and additional distributors are located in China, India, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
Extraordinary steps have been taken to make the company’s facility safe for employees and the environment, and to assure that products meet the highest standards of quality. On-site laboratory is equipped to expand quality and analytical work, allow for research on new and improved products, and assist customers with technical testing.
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