Sedia Biosciences Launches Asanté DNA, A New DNA Specimen Collection Kit

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sedia Biosciences Corporation announced today the launch of its newest product, the Asanté™ DNA Specimen Collection Kit, and its companion product, the Asanté™ DNA Purification Kit. The Asanté™ DNA Specimen Collection Kit is intended as a cost-competitive alternative to current methods for DNA specimen collection, and is characterized by low DNA retention, minimal interfering substances and ease of use. Sedia will also be selling the Asanté™ DNA Purification Kit to facilitate extraction, purification and concentration of DNA from the Asanté™ DNA Specimen Collection Kit. The product was originally designed for collection of oral DNA specimens with minimal downstream processing or extraneous reagent introduction while maximizing DNA yield. Research investigators that have evaluated the product during development have also found the product useful for collecting DNA from a variety of tissue types and locations, including genitourinary tract specimens, cadaverous samples, tissue speciation and identification, food pathogen testing and other biological fluid characterizations.

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