Covid-19

Diagnostech are excited to offer an extensive range of laboratory solutions to support each step of your COVID-19 diagnostic testing and research needs. Whether you are looking for a reliable, and quality source of controls, extraction kits or PCR reagents and more, we've got what you need.

Quick and Easy RNA Extraction!

  1. Dilute swabs with lab-grade H2O, incubate ±30 mins at room temperature
  2. Mix 20µl of swab sample with 20µl QuickExtractTM DNA Extraction Solution
  3. Incubate mix at 95°C for 5 minutes, place on ice before proceeding to your SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR

Twist Bioscience offers fully synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA controls, available for 2 distinct reference sequences

  • Fully synthetic RNA generated from Twist gene fragments
  • Full viral genome coverage. NGS sequence-verified
  • Positive control for both RT-PCR and NGS-based assays

qRT-PCR Instrumentation

AriaMx Real-Time PCR System

  • SYBR Green, EvaGreen dyes, and fluorogenic probe system compatible
  • Modular optics and open reagent platform
  • Multiplex capability with six filters and two to five channels
  • Instrument validated multiple SARS-CoV-2 assays

SARS-CoV-2 NGS Panel

  • Agilent’s SureSelect hybrid-capture technology for pathogen enrichment
  • Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 directly from clinical samples
  • No culturing or PCR of virus
  • 31 332 probes designed using 813 complete genomes, including 180 SARS-CoV-2 sequences
  • Design size of 235Kb

Contact us for a quote or further information on these products.

Email us at info@diagnostech.co.za or call 011 469 0097, we are ready to help you.