Biochip Innovations

Our patents:

• "PrimRglo^TM": A method and kit for analyzing a target nucleic acid sequence WO 2007/003017,
  "PrimRglo^TM" is a new platform technology for quantitative real time PCR. Performance is equivalent to TAQman or SYBR green assays. A licensee or other partnership is sought, to further develop and commercialize the technology .
• Detection of influenza virus: WO 2008/000023, This describes primers and protocols for detecting all subtypes of Influenza A in a single reaction.

Publications:

• Alvarez, A. C. , Brunck, M.E.G., Boyd, V., Lai, R. , Virtue, E., Chen, W., Bletchly, C., Heine, H.G & Barnard, R. (2008) A broad spectrum, one-step reverse-transcription PCR amplification of the neuraminidase gene from multiple subtypes of influenza A virus. Virology Journal 5, 77
• Maher-Sturgess, S.L., Forrester, N.L., Wayper, P.J., Gould, E.A., Hall, R.A., Barnard, R.T. & Gibbs, M.J. (2008) Universal primers that amplify RNA from all three flavivirus subgroups Virology Journal 5, 16-30
  
  

Contact:

• Chairman: Lance Weller: lance@biochips.com.au