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Break away from PCR inefficiency —add SimplicityTM to your workflows
Laboratories are in a constant struggle to maintain profitability—to decrease turnaround times, increase throughput, and cut operational expenses. That’s a challenge, particularly when hidden reagent costs threaten to cut into your bottom line.
Common sources of hidden costs in PCR
10% or more of prepared master mix volume is lost during plating. That’s reagent wasted and costs you have to factor in to your pricing.
Competitor per-assay pricing may not include master mixes, plates, or consumables, and DOES NOT include technician time and effort.
Assay volume makes a difference. Larger reaction volumes require more master mix, driving up the per-reaction cost.
If a 96-well or 384-well reaction plate is not filled with samples, you are adding to the cost-per-sample in wasted reagents.
Our Simplicity PanelsTM are pre-pipetted PCR assays provided in unique 96 well break-away plates, or in 384 well plates for optimal price per result for your laboratory. Reduce reagent consumption and streamline assay set-up—select the number of panels needed and simply add your samples. Controlled reagent costs and improved workflow efficiencies lead to increases in lab profitability.
PCR Workflow
Traditional Workflow
Molecular Designs Simplicity PanelsTM
Step 1
Make master mix
Master mix costs & challenges
Trained personnel required for master mix preparation
Personnel time dedicated to making master mix
Dedicated equipment for master mix preparation (liquid handlers, clean air workstations, pipettes, centrifuges)— requires regular calibration, maintenance, and lab space
Costs of consumables (pipette tips, reagent reservoirs, tubes)
A greater chance for error or contamination when adding together multiple reagents
More difficult to conduct investigations into failures when the workflow is complex
Careful inventory management to maintain adequate reagent or consumable supplies
Supply chain complexity: multiple vendors and variable lead times
Technical and scientific support available
Overages of reagents needed to fill appropriate number of wells
Step 1
No master mix assembly required
Order ready-to-use plates containing a complete master mix—all primers, probes, enzymes included.
Step 2
Prepare PCR plate
PCR plate preparation costs and challenges
Trained personnel required for plating master mix
Personnel time dedicated to plating
Dedicated equipment for plate preparation (liquid handlers, clean air workstations, pipettes, centrifuges)— requires regular calibration, maintenance, and lab space
Costs of consumables (pipette tips, reagent reservoirs, tubes)
A greater chance for error or contamination when adding master mix to the PCR plate, particularly with multi-target panels
Technical and scientific support available
Step 2
No plating of master mix required
All reagents are pre-plated in breakaway plates, letting you select the number of columns you need and keep the unused reagents for the next run.
Step 3
Add samples (standard PCR plate)
Sample addition costs and challenges
Standard 96-well plates must be filled with samples to maximize reagent ROI
Holding samples for batching in order to maximize reagent use increases turnaround times
Samples stored for batching may degrade, leading to repeat sampling or inaccurate results
Step 3
Add samples (breakaway PCR plate)
A simple 2-step PCR workflow increases lab productivity and profitability.
Decrease turnaround times.
Increase assay throughput
Lower error rate
Better user experience for lab staff.
Step 4
Start assay
Traditional Workflow
Step 1
Make master mix
Master mix costs & challenges
Trained personnel required for master mix preparation
Personnel time dedicated to making master mix
Dedicated equipment for master mix preparation (liquid handlers, clean air workstations, pipettes, centrifuges)— requires regular calibration, maintenance, and lab space
Costs of consumables (pipette tips, reagent reservoirs, tubes)
A greater chance for error or contamination when adding together multiple reagents
More difficult to conduct investigations into failures when the workflow is complex
Careful inventory management to maintain adequate reagent or consumable supplies
Supply chain complexity: multiple vendors and variable lead times
Technical and scientific support available
Overages of reagents needed to fill appropriate number of wells
Molecular Designs SimplicityTM Panels
Step 1
No master mix assembly required
Order ready-to-use plates containing a complete master mix—all primers, probes, enzymes included.
Traditional Workflow
Step 2
Prepare PCR plate
PCR plate preparation costs and challenges
Trained personnel required for plating master mix
Personnel time dedicated to plating
Dedicated equipment for plate preparation (liquid handlers, clean air workstations, pipettes, centrifuges)— requires regular calibration, maintenance, and lab space
Costs of consumables (pipette tips, reagent reservoirs, tubes)
A greater chance for error or contamination when adding master mix to the PCR plate, particularly with multi-target panels
Technical and scientific support available
Molecular Designs SimplicityTM Panels
Step 2
No plating of master mix required
All reagents are pre-plated in breakaway plates, letting you select the number of columns you need and keep the unused reagents for the next run.
Traditional Workflow
Step 3
Add samples (standard PCR plate)
Sample addition costs and challenges
Standard 96-well plates must be filled with samples to maximize reagent ROI
Holding samples for batching in order to maximize reagent use increases turnaround times
Samples stored for batching may degrade, leading to repeat sampling or inaccurate results
Molecular Designs SimplicityTM Panels
Step 3
Add samples (breakaway PCR plate)
A simple 2-step PCR workflow increases lab productivity and profitability.
Decrease turnaround times.
Increase assay throughput
Lower error rate
Better user experience for lab staff.
Step 4
Start as
Watch our unique plating process in action
Plates are loaded with PCR reagents in precise and optimal quantities.
Our assays are designed to run on most PCR platforms.
We currently offer 12 different Simplicity PanelsTM, with 8 antimicrobial resistance assays available as panel add-ons and multiple other panels in development.
