On-demand Webinar
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 with the SmartChip™ Real-Time PCR System
Controlling the COVID-19 pandemic depends upon the ability to detect SARS-CoV-2 from a large number of samples with precision, reproducibility, and speed. Minimizing false positives and negatives, accurately capturing transcripts down to single-digit copy numbers, reducing hands-on time, and maximizing the number of samples processed per day are critical factors to consider when choosing an automated, high-throughput qPCR system for SARS-CoV-2 detection.
The SmartChip Real-Time PCR System is a complete solution that includes chips and reagents, allowing the processing of thousands of samples per day. One chip’s 5,184 wells hold nanoliter-scale reaction volumes, eliminating a preamplification step for reduced variability and decreasing costs.
In response to COVID-19, we rapidly developed a SmartChip protocol that detects the novel coronavirus. We have generated proof-of-concept data from assays run on our high-throughput platform that indicate sensitive and reproducible detection of human RNase P (below) and viral nucleocapsid genes. Sign up to watch a webinar describing the full data set.
With the SmartChip system, you can:
- Process more samples—each run contains up to 380 samples across up to 4 replicates, enabling analysis of thousands of samples per day
- Reduce hands-on time—our automated platform requires <30 minutes of hands-on time and can complete a run in <4 hours
- Lower operating costs—our chips utilize 100-nl reactions, enabling up to 200X decreased costs for master mixes and other reagents
