OptiGene supply instrumentation, reagents and accessories for the isothermal amplification of DNA.

The last 12 months have seen the Genie^® platform & reagents evaluated by UK Government laboratories and other biotechnology organisations.

Most DNA amplification technology is based around the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) which, although widely accepted and understood by today's scientists, still proves to be a financial hurdle in respect of instrumentation and IP. OptiGene has adopted an isothermal amplification method known as LAMP that was developed by the Eiken Chemical Company Ltd of Japan. It benefits from single temperature operation so the user is not reliant upon expensive thermal cyclers and, in many cases, no DNA extraction is necessary. Time to result can be extremely rapid with target detection inside ten minutes for some applications. As a result, this is a genuine alternative to PCR.

A shockwave animation of the LAMP amplification process can be viewed here

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