{"id":13886,"date":"2021-02-02T09:17:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T09:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/?p=13886"},"modified":"2021-02-02T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:00:58","slug":"erba-mannheim-launches-2nd-generation-sars-cov-2-rt-pcr-assay-with-room-temperature-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/erba-mannheim-launches-2nd-generation-sars-cov-2-rt-pcr-assay-with-room-temperature-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"ERBA Mannheim launches 2nd generation SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay with room temperature storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887\" src=\"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Erba Mannheim SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-1500x999.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba-705x469.jpg 705w, https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/erba.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Erba Mannheim has launched the ErbaMDx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2.<\/p>\n<p>To overcome challenges in older COVID-19 molecular tests, Erba\u2019s Cambridge(UK)-based development team has engineered a new assay to improve detection and ease of use with a single tube multiplex mastermix, compatible with room-temperature storage and transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The new assay offers 200 copies\/ml LoD, using universally trusted gene targets highly specific for SARS-CoV-2 and updated primer sequences to maximise long term performance. Sample types include both nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs as well as saliva.<\/p>\n<p>Nikhil Vazirani, MD of Erba, said: \u201cWe are proud and excited to add a highly sensitive RT-PCR test to our growing range of immunoassay and molecular solutions. The new ErbaMDx SARS-CoV-2 test perfectly complements our successful COVID-19 IgG and IgM ELISA assays to offer customers a state-of-the-art molecular test in addition to antibody testing which will offer clinicians valuable insight into the immune response to infection or vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CE-marked kit will be available through Erba\u2019s global distribution network.<\/p>\n<p>Erba Mannheim, established in over 100 countries, focusses on delivering innovative, affordable and sustainable diagnostic solutions to labs everywhere. The Erba group uses a combination of cutting-edge R&amp;D in 4 continents with efficient low-cost manufacturing to make diagnostic technologies accessible in all resource settings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.erbamannheim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/covid19.erbamannheim.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Erba Mannheim has launched the ErbaMDx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2. To overcome challenges in older COVID-19 molecular tests, Erba\u2019s Cambridge(UK)-based development team has engineered a new assay to improve detection and ease of use with a single tube multiplex mastermix, compatible with room-temperature storage and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13886"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinlabint.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}