GENETICS | CRIME SCENE Innovating Together™

A FULLY INTEGRATED COMPANY Copan laboratories and technical team work in close relation with key opinion leaders and reference laboratories in order to continually improve the currect products performance and standards as well as stimulate the development of novel solutions according to the actual needs of the market. DEVELOPMENT COPAN’S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PRE-ANALYTICAL PHASE THROUGH COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Copan designs and develops anatomic and ergonomic geometries for the realization of new collection tools necessary to optimize the sample...

Patented FLOQSwabs™ comprise of a solid molded plastic applicator shaft with a tip that can vary in size and shape, coated with short Nylon® fibers that are arranged in perpendicular fashion. FLOQSwabs™ have no internal absorbent core to disperse and entrap the specimen - as traditional fiber swabs - but the entire sample stays close to the surface for fast and complete elution. Copan FLOQSwabs™ represent a breakthrough to guarantee that even minute amounts of DNA can be collected and are available for testing. > BETTER SAMPLE COLLECTION By simple contact with the swab tip, liquid samples are...

CRIME SCENE Copan has developed a unique and revolutionary product line 4N6FLOQSwabs™crime scene, specifically designed for sample procurement of evidence such as: sweat, semen, blood stains, skin and any environmental trace found at the crime scene. PLUS FEATURES • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS applied on the 4N6FLOQSwabs™ Crime Scene fibers No more need to use drying agents, nucleic acids integrity is preserved. Certified DNase, RNase-free and free of amplifiable human DNA. Free of inhibitors to molecular amplification and STR analysis. • PROFILED WORKERS ONLY ARE INVOLVED IN 4N6FLOQSWABS™ CRIME SCENE...

FORMATS GENETICS > IN PEEL POUCH 4N6FLOQSwabs™ with moulded breakpoint is available in a convenient peelpouch format. The swab must NOT be reinserted into the peelpouch after sample collection. > IN DRY TUBE After collection, the regular size 4N6 FLOQSwabs™ can be inserted back into the transport tube and sent to the testing laboratory. The plastic tube guarantees the swab integrity and avoids risks of sample contamination during transport. Every tube is identified with a Data Matrix code bearing a uniquely assigned numeric data for safe and easy sample traceability and tracking. Regular size...

NUCLEIC ACID OPTIMIZER The Nucleic Acid Optimizer is a special plastic semi-permeable basket that allows fast and complete recovery of nucleic acids from swab samples, card punches or other specimens into the sample tube. NAOBasket™ is designed with a collapsable grid bottom that allows passage of all eluted DNA sample from the collection device (i.e. swab) during the high speed centrifugation step, while guaranteeing the perfect tightness of the system during vortexing. PLUS FEATURES • 60% increased recovery of DNA from the specimen • Ability to release all DNA from the swab after high speed...

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