PerkinElmer launches solutions to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants

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June 2021—PerkinElmer launched two research use only solutions, PKamp Variant­Detect SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay and the next-generation-sequencing­–based Nextflex Variant-Seq SARS-CoV-2 Kit. The PKamp VariantDetect SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay can detect mutations associated with B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 variants. The Nextflex Variant-Seq SARS-CoV-2 WGS workflow can detect all SARS-CoV-2 genetic changes relative to the strain originally identified in Wuhan, China.