Automated Coronavirus (COVID-19) Detection Solution

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Detection Kits

The spread of COVID-19 has placed a tremendous burden on public and private testing laboratories. For every positive case, thousands of people are screened. This rapid increase in the number of samples that need to be processed, as well as the necessity of short turnaround times, often outstrip the capacity of currently established facilities. This highlights the urgent need to have widespread, reliable detection testing in labs all over the world.

Aurora Biomed has worked relentlessly to develop the capability to supply CE and CFDA certified COVID-19 detection kits. These testing kits have been used as a reliable testing method for COVID-19 in over 40 health institutions in China (including Wuhan), and are currently being used in other countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Our COVID-19 testing kit specifications include:

Aurora’s AB MagPure Viral RNA Isolation Kit

200 copies per mL detection limit
24 tests per kit
Target genes: ORF1ab and N gene
Compatible with sputum, alveolar wash, and pharyngeal swab samples
Positive and negative controls to monitor test accuracy

Automating Viral RNA Extraction and Real-Time RT-PCR Reaction Setup for COVID-19

Aurora Biomed has also announced an automated solution for Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, streamlining the viral RNA extraction and Real-Time RT-PCR setup for SARS-CoV-2. Aurora’s VERSA® 1100 Gene workstations are compatible with magnetic beads/spin column based viral RNA isolation kits and Real-Time RT-PCR protocols approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This workstation imparts significant benefits in reducing the risk of cross-contamination, reducing errors caused by manual intervention, as well as reducing exposure time of laboratory staff to potentially harmful reagents and pathogens. All of this is accomplished with the added benefit of increasing sample throughput. As our automated solution is an open, modular system, it is compatible with various COVID-19 virus detection methods and kits, including:

FDA COVID-19 diagnostics panel
Commercially available COVID-19 screening kits
Government prescribed virus screening methods
CE and CFDA certified Real-Time RT-PCR detection kits

Instrument Features

4 or 8 channel pipetting head with single channel functionality offers flexible liquid handling
Up to 8 channel ReagentDrop provides reagent dispensing without disposable pipette tips
Magnetic bead separator for beads based viral RNA extraction workflows
Shaker-heater (RT to 90 °C ) for efficient RNA isolation
Reagent cooler block for Real-Time RT-PCR reagents and online mastermix preparation
UV HEPA filtered enclosure to minimize risk of sample contamination

Please contact us for detailed product information on freephone 0800 724 633 or info@scienze.nz

Serology Assays for Antibody Detection

As clinical diagnostic and surveillance tools, serological assays such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) have been extensively used in the detection and identification of infectious diseases. They achieve this aim through the use of highly specific recombinant antigens, or fusion proteins, to detect serum antibodies, which are used by the immune system to neutralize pathogenic bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms that cause disease. Serological assays have been successfully used in the detection of hepatitis viruses, the ebola virus, HIV and influenza.

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Nucleic acid isolation system QuickGene-Mini480

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