Genolution Completes Development of Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit for Monkeypox Testing

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Genolution, a company specializing in in vitro diagnostic devices, announced on the 14th that it has completed the development of a nucleic acid extraction kit for monkeypox testing.

Genolution explained that using the completed nucleic acid extraction kit for monkeypox testing, 'NX Viral DNA Kit,' it conducted efficiency evaluations including samples from monkeypox patients (plasma, serum, nasopharyngeal swabs) and successfully produced accurate test results for both positive and negative cases.

Genolution's nucleic acid extraction kit for monkeypox testing is a kit used for PCR testing to confirm monkeypox virus infection by extracting viral nucleic acid (Viral DNA) from human samples.

A company representative said, "We are pleased to contribute to quarantine efforts to prevent infectious diseases with the monkeypox PCR nucleic acid extraction kit," and added, "We believe our product will be a great opportunity to achieve sales performance in various infectious disease markets."