Automated Solution Enables High-Throughput COVID-19 Sample Processing

摘要

Hamilton Company and Zymo Research Corporation have announced that the MagEx STARIet assay ready workstation is now available pre-scripted with the Quick-DNA/RNA~TM Viral MagBead Kit protocol to extract pure DNA/RNA from the novel coronavirus,SARS-CoV-2.The jointly developed automated solution offers significant advantages compared to manual processing of samples via traditional time-consuming methods such as spin columns.As time is of the essence,especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,both companies note that their facilities are operating at full speed,and the products may be rapidly delivered to labs in need.With a pre-programmed and pre-configured workstation and streamlined magnetic bead-based protocol,users can quickly,and effectively assimilate the system and scale their sample extraction and purification steps-up to 96 samples in 1-2 hours-without disruptive lag time.