Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for RNA, DNA and protein purifications, today announced the expansion of its RNA product offerings by launching the FFPE RNA Purification Kit. In addition, Norgen is also offering a kit that recovers both RNA/DNA from FFPE archival samples, the FFPE RNA/DNA Purification Kit.

These kits will allow our customers to extract high quality RNA and DNA from FFPE archival samples for several downstream applications including qPCR, RT-PCR, microarray expression profiling and mutation screening. A key feature of Norgen’s FFPE extraction kits is that they isolate both small and large RNA sequences from the sample. Other commercially available kits use high concentrations of ethanol which favour the extraction of small RNA sequences and result in poor yields of larger RNA, although the large RNA sequences in the FFPE samples may not be too badly degraded and could be used for some downstream applications. With Norgen’s kit no assumptions are made about the quality of large RNA which may be present in the sample, and therefore both the small RNA and the large RNA sequences will be recovered.

"The FFPE Purification Kits are an excellent addition to our already successful line of RNA purification, concentration and clean up kits" said Dr. Haj-Ahmad, President & CEO of Norgen Biotek. “We offer competitive products of the highest quality for all areas of RNA research, including total RNA extraction, microRNA enrichment, and the 3-in-1 purification of RNA/DNA/proteins. This latest addition of FFPE RNA and DNA extraction kits solidifies our position as an innovative company in the RNA purification market segment”