PrimeStore™ MTM Molecular Transport Media

Description

• PrimeStore™ MTM is the only FDA Cleared (cleared in 2018) Molecular Transport Medium for respiratory samples suspected of harboring influenza or TB
• Considered by US FDA as a primary sample collection device for SARS-CoV-2
• PrimeStore™ collected samples enable safe handling for both point of care and in the laboratory--since the entire sample in inactivated/killed including SARS-CoV-2 and more resilient microbes like gram positives, etc
• Once a swab or biofluid is added to PrimeStore™ the user has a “snapshot” in time for that sample
• The DNA, and more importantly the labile RNA is preserved/stabilized
• Groups all over the United States, Europe, and Africa/Asia use PrimeStore™ to move and transport samples across borders using NORMAL FedEX and UPS shipping
• Since the pathogens collected are eliminated, the samples can be shipped using routine boxing/shipping methods
• Samples in PrimeStore™ can be shipped with NO COLD CHAIN, no wet or dry ice
• Samples do not have to be pre-processed in BLS-III or even BLS-II safety levels
• Safe or normal technician testing
• The collected sample in PrimeStore™ can be used/re-used several times for additional testing
• Many Labs use the first sampling for detection by qPCR and the second for NGS or gene sequencing
• PrimeStore™ MTM was designed to be compatible with all Qiagen-based extraction systems (bench top and high throughput liquid handling systems)
• It works with the Thermo Scientific MagMax, Roche MAGNAPURE or almost all DNA/RNA liquid handling extraction systems
• The medium if in cryotubes can be frozen at ultra-low for biobanking or simply stored in the refrigerator (since the medium is safely preserving the collected sample).