Human papillomavirus External Quality Controls

Verified performance and easy-to-use Human Papillomavirus (HPV) panel.

Setting the Gold Standard for Infectious Disease Diagnostic Standards

Ready to use External Quality Controls

Microbix is the only supplier licensed to manufacture their External Quality Swab Controls on Copan’s FLOQSwabs®. These swabs are room-temperature stable and have a wide storage range of 2-30°C.

Global Diagnostics Compliance

Manufactured under the strictest requirements of ISO 13485:2016, Majority of Microbix’s IVD quality controls are CE marked, registered with the U.S. FDA, Australian TGA, U.K. and Health Canada establishment licensed.

Unique Controls Solutions

Microbix offers inactivated multiplex HPV16/18/45, HPV31/33/66, and HPV39/51/52 liquid and swab products for use with extended high-risk HPV genotyping assays.

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Products

Product Name	REDx™ (IVD) Catalogue Number	PROCEEDx™ (RUO) Catalogue Number
Single Analyte Products
HPV 16 Positive	RED-62-16	VP-62-16	Request Quote
HPV 18 Positive	RED-62-18	VP-62-18	Request Quote
HPV 31 Positive	RED-62-31	VP-62-31	Request Quote
HPV 33 Positive	RED-62-33	VP-62-33	Request Quote
HPV 39 Positive	RED-62-39	VP-62-39	Request Quote
HPV 45 Positive	RED-62-45	VP-62-45	Request Quote
HPV 51 Positive	RED-62-51	VP-62-51	Request Quote
HPV 52 Positive	RED-62-52	VP-62-52	Request Quote
HPV 66 Positive	RED-62-66	VP-62-66	Request Quote
High-risk HPV Negative (HPV 67)	RED-62-67	VP-62-67	Request Quote
HPV 16 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-16*	VP-S-62-16	Request Quote
HPV 18 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-18*	VP-S-62-18	Request Quote
HPV 45 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-45*	VP-S-62-45	Request Quote
Multiple Analyte Products
HPV 16/18/45 Positive	RED-62-M1	VP-62-M1	Request Quote
HPV 31/33/66 Positive	RED-62-M2	VP-62-M2	Request Quote
HPV 39/51/52 Positive	RED-62-M3	VP-62-M3	Request Quote
HPV 16/18/45 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-M1*	VP-S-62-M1	Request Quote
HPV 31/33/66 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-M2*	VP-S-62-M2	Request Quote
HPV 39/51/52 Positive Swab	RED-S-62-M3*	VP-S-62-M3	Request Quote
Negative Analyte Products
STI Negative	RED-99-M1	VP-99-M1	Request Quote
NAAT Negative Swab (PROCEEDxTMFLOQ®)	Coming Soon	VP-S-99-M4	Request Quote

Frequently Asked Questions

What specific HPV genotypes are covered by the HPV External Quality Control panel?

The HPV panel includes liquid formulations of HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 39, 45, 51, 52, 66, and 67 (high-risk negative) suspended in Hologic Thin Prep® PreservCyt® and multiplex Copan FLOQSwab® formulations (HPV16/18/45, HPV31/33/66, HPV39/51/52) that are suitable for self-collection initiatives.

Are these controls suitable for use with clinical diagnostic HPV tests?

Yes, our controls are suitable for use in HPV testing.

Does Microbix offer custom sample kits for verification/validation studies and operator training?

Our HPV panel includes a dedicated low risk/non-oncogenic HPV 67 negative sample to evaluate high-risk HPV test specificty and cross-reactivity

What is the shelf life of your HPV external quality controls?

The shelf life of our HPV External quality control panel is 2 years from the manufacturing date, when the swabs are stored at 2-30°C and the liquids are stored at 2-8°C.

Testimonials

Proudly Supporting Over 100+ Customers with Leading Diagnostic Solutions

Learn more about how our clients worldwide use Microbix’s product lines to enhance the way they do business.

We considered other external quality controls but selected Microbix QAPs as the best solution to support assay optimization and to significantly simplify QC procedures with minimal to no pipetting steps. Microbix’s technical expertise, product design, performance, and superior customer service are impressive. We look forward to continuing our collaboration.

Robert Martinez, VP of Business Development & Scientific Affairs

We were looking for a set of controls that fully covered the range of high-risk HPV types and Microbix is the only company to have such a portfolio. After an extensive evaluation process, we concluded the performance of Microbix QAPs are exactly what Ulisse needs and the interactions with their team are delightful.

Bruna Marini, COO

MDx testing for HPV improves cervical cancer screening by identifying those at-risk efficiently. Close monitoring of the entire HPV testing workflow is critical to realizing this healthcare goal and Microbix’s HPV QAPs have been selected to support the quality assessment monitoring of the molecular testing process, a vital part of BVO’s quality management system

Dr. Rob Schuurman, National Reference Officer for the Dutch Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BVO)

r-Biopharm is pleased that the program will be delivering world-class diagnostic testing to some of the most remote populations in Australia. It has been a privilege to work with the program’s operational team and Microbix to integrate the use of the best possible test and test-workflow controls into the program

Andreas Simons, Director, Project Management Clinical Diagnostics

We’re pleased to be employing Microbix’s innovative QAPs for this new and important EQA program. Genital ulcers are the cause of a considerable and growing burden of disease that can only be alleviated by way of accurate diagnosis and treatment

Juha Wahlstedt, Sales Director at Labquality

Microbix approached us before the pandemic started, and the relationship developed so easily and quickly that we formalized our collaboration in 2020. Along with their excellent technical capabilities, they have successfully developed relationships with many diagnostics manufacturers around the world. We are pleased that our FLOQSwabs® are their exclusive choice for their growing line of swab formatted QAPs™.

Gaetano Natale, Chief Commercial Officer.

We’ve been using Microbix’s External Quality controls for 3 years specifically from their Respiratory and Sexually Transmitted Infections panels on our instruments. It has helped us ensure accurate and reliable patient results and we’ve been delighted with their performance.

Alfie Zhen Fang, Buyer, Procurement

Your Reliable Source of External Quality Controls for Extended High-Risk HPV Genotyping

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) panel includes liquid formulations of HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 39, 45, 51, 52, 66, and 67 (high-risk negative) suspended in Hologic ThinPrep® PreservCyt® and Copan FLOQSwab® formulations of HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 39, 45, 51, 52 and 66. All products are formulated with inactivated whole-genome samples that contain common assay targets (E1, E6, E7, L1), episomal and integrated viral DNA, viral RNA, proteins, and human DNA.

The panel includes multiplex liquid products (HPV16/18/45, HPV31/33/66 and HPV39/51/52) and novel multiplex swab products (HPV 16/18/45, HPV 31/33/66, HPV 39/51/52) that are suitable for HPV self-collection initiatives.

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