Primerdesign Real-Time PCR Blog

06 Mar

International Animal Rescue to use Primerdesign genesig q16 and selected assays

Paris, France and Camberley, UK – 26 February 2019 – Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, announces that through its molecular testing subsidiary, Primerdesign, it has reached a supply agreement with International Animal Rescue. International Animal Rescue will use the Primerdesign genesig q16 real-time PCR instrument to test Orangutans, rescued in Indonesia, for a variety of diseases including plasmodium. Primerdesign will also undertake additional development work to tailor specific assays for testing Orangutans during [...]

genesig qPCR Detection Kits, News

28 Feb

Primerdesign Springtime Promotion

Get some chocolate, coffee or a donation to Comic Relief on us! The long dark days of winter are finally drawing to a close, and we feel that’s a great reason to celebrate! So we’re giving away some fantastic gifts for you and your lab mates to share, to make the celebrating of spring even more enjoyable! Spend £750+ and get a Rococo Choloate Milk Chocolate Truffle Box, or a £20 Costa voucher, or a £20 donation to Comic Relief Spend £1,500+ [...]

Promotions

12 Feb

NEW! Molecular diagnostic tests to help transplantation and immunosuppressed patients

genesig® Real-Time PCR BKV Kit (CE), and genesig® Real-Time PCR EBV Kit (CE) The new molecular kits have been developed to provide quantitative detection of viral DNA extracted from blood plasma and urine (BKV kit), or blood plasma and whole blood (EBV kit) from immunocompromised patients. The kits have been designed to run using the Roche LightCycler® 480 II PCR instrument. Quantification Standards in the kits are calibrated against the First World Health Organization International Standards for Virus Nucleic Acid [...]

genesig qPCR Detection Kits

17 Jan

NEW! genesig® qPCR Detection Kits for African Swine Fever Virus

Fast and accurate direction of ASFV infection in pigs, including emerging strain ASFV-SY18 African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs that leads to high mortality rates in affected herds. Since August 2018, ASFV has caused outbreaks of the disease in large parts of China, leading to 200,000 pigs being culled to try to prevent its spread. This new outbreak has been linked to the emergence of a new strain ASFV-SY18, and the virus has recently been spreading [...]

genesig qPCR Detection Kits

09 Jan

Come and see us at MEDLAB 2019!

Primerdesign and sister companies Microgen Bioproducts and Lab21 Healthcare, as part of the Novacyt Group, are excited to be exhibiting at the World’s largest medical laboratory exhibition, MEDLAB. Successfully running for the past 17 years, the exhibition serves to develop the value of laboratory medicine by shaping the future of healthcare. Hosted in Dubai from February 4th-7th the event will play host to more than 670 exhibitors from 46+ countries, and almost 20,000 attendees. You can find us at the Novacyt [...]

Events

21 Dec

Novacyt launches two new CE-IVD Marked molecular diagnostic kits

First of an expanding menu of tests for monitoring post-transplantation and immunosuppressed patients Paris, France and Camberley, UK – 21 December 2018: Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, today announces the launch of its next CE-Marked approved molecular products, the genesig® Real-Time PCR BK virus (BKV) Kit (CE) and genesig® Real-Time PCR Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Kit (CE). These clinical products follow the launch of a Zika assay in the second half of 2017 and [...]

genesig qPCR Detection Kits, News

06 Dec

Completion of substantial q16 molecular diagnostics order

Completion of substantial q16 molecular diagnostics order expands clinical diagnostic reach in fast growing Chinese market Paris, France and Camberley, UK – 6th December 2018 – Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, today announces it has received another substantial order for Primerdesign’s q16 molecular instruments from a new customer within the fast growing Chinese market. The order for 100 molecular diagnostic instruments has been paid in advance and takes the number of q16 instruments sold [...]

News

13 Nov

Primerdesign Festive 3 for 2’s!

Primerdesign is getting into the festive spirit early! Yes, we know that it’s still November, but we want to make sure our customers get as long as possible to snap up these offers! We’re not quite sure where 2018 has gone, and the New Year will be here before we know it, so we wanted to finish the year with a bang! From today we are offering 3 for 2 on these product ranges: The entire Precision qPCR Enzyme and Control [...]

Promotions

13 Sep

NOVACYT PARTNERS WITH APPLIED MICROARRAYS IN ASSAY DESIGN

US partnership to facilitate the design and optimisation for customised microarray assays Paris, France and Camberley, UK – 13 September 2018 – Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, today announces its molecular testing division, Primerdesign Ltd. (Primerdesign), has partnered with Applied Microarrays, Inc. (AMI), a company that specialises in providing customised microarrays and manufacturing point-of-care (POC) and high throughput DNA and protein arrays, to offer comprehensive single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assay development. Primerdesign will play [...]

News

06 Sep

Primerdesign and Microgen Bioproducts to showcase at Lab Innovations 2018!

Novacyt Group companies Primerdesign and Microgen Bioproducts are excited to be attending Lab Innovations 2018. Running from 31st October to 1st November, this is the UK’s only conference dedicated to the laboratory industry. It is the nation’s largest gathering of laboratory manufacturers, suppliers and professionals, and with the support of some of the UK’s top science institutions, it has fast become the laboratory event to attend. At this show, Primerdesign and Microgen Bioproducts will exhibit and showcase their range of instruments and consumables in the real-time PCR [...]

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