First GMO chip worldwide developed by GeneScan Europe

14-Aug-2001

With the GMOChip Test Kit analytical laboratories now have an affordable and effective biochip product for in-house analysis of GMO substances in raw materials and processed products at their disposal. The GMOChip developed and produced by GeneScan Europe AG combines previously separately performed screening and identification procedures in a single test. With additional tests for plant species, the chip provides results of a total of 14 separate analyses - which results in considerable savings for laboratories in terms of time and money. The GMOChip Kit distributed exclusively by Scil Diagnostics now comes in two package sizes - with 25 or 50 GMOChips. In addition to the actual chips, the complete GMOChip Kit package contains all reagents as well as the Signalyse® analytical software.

For the first time, laboratories from all sectors of the agrofood industry now have access to the most progressive methods of DNA analysis and microarray technology. The features offered by the product are right on schedule, as consumer demand for greater food safety and quality is on the rise. At the same time new laws and regulations on the labelling of approved and the avoidance of non-approved genetically modified organisms require accurate GMO analyses of raw materials and finished products.

"The innovative GMOChip is an ideal extension to Avenue Scil, our comprehensive, customer-oriented offering of products and systems for food and raw material analysis", says Dr. Jürgen Feuerstein, Scil Diagnostics GmbH. "The reagents and analytical software included in the Kit allow for immediate use of the high-tech chip. Certainly, we will also supply biochip readers from the Biodetect® product family on request."

"The GMOChip delivered excellent results during the development stage and in the test laboratories", says Dr. Wolf-Rainer Jüterbock, managing director of GeneScan Analytics GmbH. "The chip analysis will also be introduced as a service for the customers of our worldwide leading GMO service laboratories."

The GMOChip Kit detects DNA of:

- plant and virus species

- generally used genetic construction elements

- specifically introduced genetic modifications for the identification of approved and non-approved plant varieties.

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