Omega Bio-tek launches COVID-19 viral RNA test

LabPulse.com staff writers
Jun 7, 2020
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Omega Bio-tek has released a new viral RNA kit for COVID-19 testing.

Mag-Bind Viral RNA Xpress Kit may be used with the following laboratory testing systems:

  • Hamilton Microlab MagEx Starlet
  • Hamilton Microlab Nimbus
  • Hamilton Microlab STAR
  • Qiagen BioSprint
  • Tecan DreamPrep NAP
  • Thermo KingFisher

Omega Bio-tek can process 6 million of these tests per month, the company said.

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