COVID-19 test kit, T-Cup (temperature cup), Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) testing device for SARS-CoV2 RNA (coronavirus), made by Vittorio Saggiomo, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands, 2021. T-cup COVID-19 test kit 2021
Box with one empty container for Fast Hot Start ReadyMix, a premade ‘master mix’ of chemicals for performing PCR tests in which unique DNA barcodes are added to each sample, allowing data to be analysed individually when thousands of samples are all sequenced on the same machine, used at Quadram Institute, Norwich, part of the COG-UK network set up during the COVID-19 pandemic, made by Kapa Biosystems, a subsidiary of Roche, 2020-21. test kit 2020-2021
Packet, with one remaining container, of LunaScript RT SuperMix, a ‘master mix’ of reagents used for generating complimentary DNA (cDNA), a single strand DNA template from the RNA of the coronavirus genome which can be amplified by PCR in preparation for sequencing, produced by New England Biolabs and used at the Quadram Institute, Norwich, part of the COG-UK network set up during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-21 test kit 2020-2021
NEXTERA XT Index Kit v2 in box, by Illumina Inc., used during genetic sequencing of samples at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-21
QIAamp Viral RNA Mini Kit by Qiagen in box with componant parts used for viral RNA purification at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-2021
LunaScript RT SuperMix Kit by New England Biolabs containing components for first strand cDNA synthesis as part of the PCR testing workflow, as used at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2022-2021
Pack of IDT Artic nCoV-2019 V3 Panel, by Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., containing of two containers of liquid primer pools for amplifying SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes, and helping identify variants during the PCR testing workflow, as used at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-2021
Two boxes, one containing two DNA High Sensitivity Chips the other empty containers for associated reagents, by Agilent, as used in a bioanalyzer during genetic sequencing of samples at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-2021
Packet containing small container for Q5 Hot Start High-Fidelity 2X Master Mix, a reagent mix for PCR testing to amplifiy each individual section of the virus genome for analysis by sequencing, known as a ‘tiling PCR approach’ or amplicon sequencing, used at Quadram Institute, Norwich, part of the COG-UK network, set up during the COVID-19 pandemic, by New England Biolabs, USA 2020-21. test kit 2020-2021
Packet containing two containers for ARTIC nCoV-2019 V3 Panel, primers that amplify SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes for amplicon sequencing during PCR tests, used at the Quadram Institute, Norwich, part of the COG-UK network, set up during the COVID-19 pandemic, made by Integrated DNA Technologies, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, USA, 2020. test kit 2020
NEXTERA XT Library Prep Kit, in two boxes, by Illumina Inc., used to prepare genetic sequencing libraries as part of sample analysis at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-2021
Q5 Hot Start High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase kit by New England Biolabs for DNA amplification to increase sensitivity of genetic analysis during the PCR testing workflow, as used at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22. test kit 2020-2021
SH:24 HIV Rapid Test consisting of 3 unused lancets, 2 sealed pre-injection alcohol swabs, 1 unusued blood sample tube, 2 sealed sticking plasters, 1 unused biohard bag, 1 unused delivery box, 2023 SH:24 HIV Rapid Test 2023