Designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom
All of our kits have been designed by experts drawing on decades of experience in bioinformatics, and are continuously reviewed for their specificity in our global sequence surveillance programme.
Our cross-functional team of manufacturing scientists carefully optimise each kit to provide consistent and reliable product quality in tandem with leading performance.
A dedicated technical support team are also available to assist our customers on their individual journey to achieve results that make a real difference.
Wide range
The genesig™ product range by Primer Design has close to 1,500 qPCR detection kits and counting, and we continue to add more kits as our customer needs constantly evolve and grow.
The genesig™ portfolio is extensive, and includes kits that support the following customer sectors:
- Human pathogen detection
- Veterinary pathogen detection
- Food, water and agricultural testing
- Biothreat detection
- Genotyping
- Oncology target detection
Global reputation
Primer Design qPCR kits are trusted globally, and currently used by customers in over 100 countries worldwide.
Open platform
The genesig™ range includes kits developed for open platform qPCR instruments, to give our customers the highest level of flexibility.
genesig™ qPCR detection kit formats
Within the genesig™ qPCR detection kit range are four convenient kit formats, which are optimised for specific user needs and technical experience. Our genesig™ Easy Kits are suitable for users of all experience levels and designed specifically for the genesig™q16 and q32 PCR instruments.
The Standard and Advanced Kits can be used with the genesig™ q32, and open platform qPCR cyclers. The genesig™PLEX range are specialised multiplex kits, allowing the detection of multiple targets in one reaction. The table on page 2 outlines the full contents of each kit format.
Complete control of your findings
- Quantified positive control confirms experimental performance and allows for copy number determination of your target
- Internal extraction control gives detailed insight into the efficiency of extraction and the sample quality
- Endogenous control confirms the quantity and quality of biological material
Supplied lyophilised
- No cold chain shipping
- Fast delivery to anywhere in the world
Convenient kit formats
| Pathogen Detection | Easy Kit | Standard Kit | Advanced Kit | genesigPLEX Kit | Genesig Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qPCR platform compatibility | genesig™ q16/q32 |
genesig® q16/q32 Open platform |
genesig® q16/q32 Open platform |
genesig® q32 Open platform |
genesig® q16/q32 Open platform |
| Multiplex qPCR | - | - | Single channel only | Yes | Single channel only |
| Target primer and probe mix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Positive control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Negative control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internal extraction control (IEC) primer and probe mix | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Endogenous control primer and probe mix | - | - | Yes | Yes (CT/NG, CT/NG/UU, HIV1/HIV2/HBV/HCV, FluA-M1/FluB/RSV) | Yes |
| Lyophilised Master Mix | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Reaction tubes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
Multi Target Analysis
genesig™ kits are ideal for multi target analysis;
Every genesig™ kit of the same format operates with a standardised protocol and uniform cycling conditions. This simplifies the application for the customer, as the protocol only needs to be learned once, but can be used to test for hundreds of different targets.
What’s more, because kits of the same format employ a consistent cycling protocol, multiple kits can be combined on the same plate on the same PCR run. This means a sample could be screened for up to 32 different pathogens at the same time.
