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GenScript Monkeypox PCR Kit

Aug 19, 2022

GenScript USA, a subsidiary of GenScript Biotech Corporation, has launched a monkeypox assay kit. The qualitative PCR test amplifies two conserved genetic regions of the monkeypox virus, with pseudovirus validation control available separately. It can be ordered by diagnostic labs and medical device distributors to be used in research for the detection of the monkeypox virus. The test kit has also obtained the CE mark for IVD use in the European Union.

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