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SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Extraction in 15 Minutes for Magnetic Processors 

Coronavirus (COVID-19), Press Releases / By omegabiotek

Omega Bio-tek’s New Fast Protocol for the Mag-Bind® Viral RNA Xpress Kit Aims to Help Laboratories Extract Viral RNA Faster Norcross, GA September 14, 2021 – Omega Bio-tek, a leading nucleic acid purification kit manufacturer, announces a 15-minute protocol for their Mag-Bind Viral RNA XPress Kit for magnetic processors. The new fast protocol was designed […]

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Omega Bio-tek Assists Ipsum Diagnostics by Providing Viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Extraction Kits as Part of an Automated, High-Throughput Solution for COVID-19 Testing

A Customer Success Story An Atlanta-based laboratory Ipsum Diagnostics raced to develop and implement a COVID-19 test on a massive scale. However, the wait for supplies was two to three weeks, and time was critical. By reaching out to Omega Bio-tek, also based in Atlanta, Ipsum Diagnostics received immediate and same-day help in its hour

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Patients Choice Laboratories Finds COVID-19 Testing Solutions During the Pandemic with Omega Bio-tek’s Viral RNA Extraction Kit

Coronavirus (COVID-19), Customer Success Stories / By omegabiotek

https://youtu.be/Bw–1bHXq5k A Customer Success Story. What began in 2013 as a small toxicology laboratory founded by healthcare providers and professionals in Indiana quickly expanded into a state-of-the-art toxicology and molecular biology facility. Patients Choice Laboratories was founded by experts who collectively have over 60 years of laboratory and healthcare experience. They could not have known

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Saliva as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 Webinar

Coronavirus (COVID-19), Events, Webinars / By omegabiotek

To combat a fast-evolving global pandemic like COVID-19, it is essential to develop rapid and accurate diagnostic tests with a quick turnaround time. Recently, saliva has emerged as a viable alternate sample source to nasopharyngeal swabs and has shown to have greater detection sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2, as well as consistency throughout the course of infection.

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19), News / By omegabiotek

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19), News, Press Releases / By omegabiotek

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19), News, Press Releases / By omegabiotek

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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