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Eurofins launches new tests and massive capacity for detecting and monitoring new variants of SARS-CoV-2
Friday, January 15, 2021
The increasing diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants and the potential higher infectivity of some new viral strains, underline the need to identify, trace and track mutations across the complete viral genome. Currently, strains of concern include the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, and the B.1.351 variant, first identified in South Africa.
Eurofins is pleased to announce the following initiatives to support health authorities variant detection and monitoring programmes:
Increasing, to more than 5,000 full genomes per day, the capacity for its ARTIC Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)