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FDA Authorizes New Quest Diagnostics Lab Method Designed to Increase COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostics Capacity

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  Technique to increase COVID-19 molecular diagnostic testing capacity and provide faster test results reporting SECAUCUS, N.J., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for a new laboratory technique that speeds the process of extracting viral RNA from specimens* and will enable the company […]

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Omega Bio-tek Launches a New Viral RNA Extraction Kit for COVID-19 Testing with Production Capacity for 6 Million Tests A Month

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NORCROSS, GA, June 8, 2020 — Omega Bio-tek, Inc. announces the launch of the Mag-Bind® Viral RNA Xpress Kit for the rapid and reliable isolation of Viral RNA from nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens that are dry or in viral transport media (VTM). The new kit aims to combat the shortage of RNA purification kits, which

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Two Georgia Companies Unite to Provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing

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Norcross, Ga., 05/01/2020 – Omega Bio-tek announces collaboration with Ipsum Diagnostics in the fight against COVID-19. Omega Bio-tek will supply its Mag-Bind Viral DNA/RNA 96 Kit as a vital element in Ipsum Diagnostics’ approved RT-PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 assay.  The US Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Ipsum Diagnostics for RT-PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 testing

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Optimized Extraction of Insect Genomic DNA for Long-Read Sequencing

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Methods & Protocols: The USDA Agricultural Research Service Center presented a rapid and reproducible method to obtain long genomic DNA with high quality from insect pupae for long-read sequencing. Brenda Oppert, Samantha Stoss, Alayasha Monk, and Tim Smith showed that by using the Omega Bio-tek E.Z.N.A.® Insect DNA Kit, they were able to achieve consistent and

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DNA and RNA purification solutions for the MicroLab NIMBUS

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Read more about our Mag-Bind® DNA and RNA purification chemistry and the pre-scripted applications utilized with the Hamilton Microlab NIMBUS.  The paired solutions offer speed, flexibility, ease of use, and superior pipetting performance at a surprisingly affordable price.  Read more about our automation scripts and purification solutions on the MicroLab NIMBUS: Click here

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Omega Bio-tek’s Mag-Bind® cfDNA Kit Offers More Flexibility in Circulating DNA Purification

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NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Omega Bio-tek announces the extended capabilities of Mag-Bind® cfDNA kit (M3298), enabling scientists to process 1 to 8 mL samples and to obtain cfDNA fragments as short as 50 bp in a high-throughput workflow. The automated solution is capable of extracting cfDNA from 48 samples of 8 mL cell-free fluid in

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Press Release – A Fully Automated Solution for DNA Isolation From 10 mL of Whole Blood Providing More Throughput Than Current Systems

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NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Omega Bio-tek, a biotech company based in Norcross, Georgia, announces the launch of its new product, Mag-Bind® Blood DNA HV Kit, which can extract genomic DNA from large volume blood samples in a fully automated solution. The solution integrates the novel extraction chemistry on the Hamilton Microlab® STAR™ liquid

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