New Products/Announcements
Update on Dengue Program
Based on the field tests and data generated in house from our first round of dengue NS1 and multi-serotype preparations, we have concluded there is room for improvement on these antigens. We are pursuing an alternate strategy that we believe will generate native purified NS1 that significantly outperforms recombinant antigen.
Likewise, we have generated samples of DEN 1-4 lysate. We are working to optimize these cultures and purify viral particles. Stay tuned for updates on these new antigens.
We have plenty of inactivated DEN-2 in stock (Cat# EL-22-02) and this antigen is ideal for ELISA. This product has a good concentration of NS1 and is used as the positive control in several commercial NS1 early dengue detection assays.
Dengue NS1 Samples Now Available
Microbix scientists are developing a concentrated native Dengue NS1. We have a limited number of samples available for companies who are interested in evaluating this antigen. While development is ongoing and specifications are not set at this time, we are very pleased with the performance in our lab and think this prep has great potential.
Phase 2 of this project involves purification of the concentrate.
Microbix Now Using Modified Catalogue Numbers
Effective January 2011, customers should note a change in the calaogue numebr for all antigens. We have started using a suffix that denotes the packaging size for all items. This will allow customers to specify the packaging confirmation for their products.
An example of this using CMV Grade 2:
EL-01-02-001.0 CMV Grade 2, 1 mL
EL-01-02-010.0 CMV Grade 2, 10 mL
EL-01-02-050.0 CMV Grade 2, 50 mL