Effective RNA extraction for COVID-19 testing

Presented By: Gabriel Fernandez de Pierola, Chris Norey Speaker Biography: Gabriel Fernandez de Pierola is the Genomics & Diagnostic Solutions General Manager at Cytiva, since 2017. He is responsible for the development and commercialization of products and services that enable automatable, cost-effective and reliable technologies for kit developers and end users mainly focusing on genomics. Dr. Chris Norey is an R&D Leader with over 25 years' experience in the life sciences industry after gaining a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. For the past 10 years Dr. Norey has lead teams responsible for launching over 25 new products, including instrumentation and reagent and consumable products, most recently the Sera-Xtracta™ genomic and cell free nucleic acid isolation kits. Webinar: Effective RNA extraction for COVID-19 testing Webinar Abstract: In 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS‑CoV-2) was identified as the source of a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. The extraordinarily rapid spread of this disease, termed COVID-19, triggered numerous and urgent challenges to health systems, diagnostic laboratories and research communities throughout the world. LabRoots on Social: Facebook:   / labrootsinc   Twitter:   / labroots   LinkedIn:   / labroots   Instagram:   / labrootsinc   Pinterest:   / labroots   SnapChat: labroots_inc