First Automated System for Ultra-Sensitive Isolation of Microbial DNA from Various Specimens

The selectNA™ from NorDiag is the first automated system for ultra-sensitive isolation of microbial DNA from various specimens. Based on a unique DNA-isolation technology selectNA™ allows for up to 40,000-fold better assay sensitivity as compared to standard DNA-isolation protocols.

Detection of DNA from viable pathogens

In addition to the unparalleled sensitivity, patent-protected selectNA™ is the first platform allowing for the specific isolation of cell wall-protected (“viable”) DNA. While free floating (“dead”) microbial DNA is degraded, selectNA™ enables for many applications important for diagnostics, including therapy monitoring. selectNA™ currently is the only DNA isolation technology worldwide allowing for culture-independent detection of viable microbes, including those not growing because of inhibition by antibiotics (culture-negative infections).

A complement to current downstream assays

The patented unique DNA contamination-free liquid handling technology, selectNA™, uses pre-filled cartridges enabling the targeted isolation of pure pathogen DNA from whole blood. This qualifies the system for ambitious applications using universal microbe identification and downstream applications including microarrays, Real-Time PCR, sequencing, and mass-spectrometry.