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BioEcho EchoLution for Viral RNA and DNA Extraction

Dec 11, 2020

Köln, Germany-based BioEcho has launched the new EchoLution viral RNA and DNA extraction kit. The firm's reverse chromatography-based single-step extraction kits are available in 48- and 96-well formats and can extract nucleic acids in approximately two minutes.

The kit has been validated for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection from nasopharyngeal samples.

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