Benzinga | Jul 27, 2020 07:06AM EDT

Bruker Launches Second-Generation FluoroType SARS-CoV-2 plus PCR Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infections in Europe

* Detects two independent SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA targets from respiratory samples for increased confidence

* Differentiates SARS-CoV-2 from four other endemic human coronaviruses for specificity

* Validated with Bruker-Hain GenoXtract(r) NA and GenoXtract(r) 96 X3 nucleic acid extraction system and kits

* Validated with novel Bruker-Hain FluoroCycler(r) XT real-time PCR thermocycler