Qiagen SARS-CoV-2 Primer Panel for NGS

Qiagen has launched the QiaSeq SARS-CoV-2 Primer Panel for next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the novel coronavirus genome. The panel provides optimized, single-day workflows to prepare libraries for sequencing as researchers use NGS to study the epidemiology of virus outbreaks. The two-step process applies QiaSeq technologies to conduct reverse transcription and cDNA synthesis from viral RNA samples, followed by generation of libraries compatible with Illumina sequencers. The workflow is faster and has lower input requirements than hybrid captures solutions, Qiagen said. The panel is supported with software pipelines tailored to SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis using Qiagen's CLC Genomics Workbench.