Eurofins MWG Operon Launches QuickProbe™ qPCR Probes in the Americas

Huntsville, Alabama, August 20, 2009. Eurofins MWG Operon now offers QuickProbe qPCR probes

to life science companies and academic research institutions in the Americas.

Eurofins MWG Operon QuickProbe qPCR probes are purified using our proprietary QuickLC™

purification method. They offer the same performance in qPCR assays as traditional hydrolysis probes

purified by HPLC, but they can be synthesized and delivered much faster than traditional probes. Probes purified by HPLC are typically shipped in 5 days. QuickProbe qPCR probes, available as 6-FAM–TAMRA probes, are typically shipped in just 2 days!

Eurofins MWG Operon has performed extensive testing on our QuickProbe qPCR probes to ensure that

they perform as well as, or better than, traditional probes purified by HPLC. We test each QuickProbe

qPCR probe, as we do all of our dual-labeled qPCR probes, by mass spectrometry and UV spectrophotometry.

The QuickLC purification process—now available for many custom oligos—also delivers a much higher

yield than HPLC purification. With 16 nmol of probe—enough for over 3000 reactions, worrying about how many reactions you need to perform to get proper results is no longer necessary.

Eurofins MWG Operon has established a special introductory price for QuickProbe qPCR probes of $75

for 16 nmol (50 nmol synthesis scale) of 6-FAM–TAMRA QuickProbe qPCR probe. See our web site at

www.operon.com/quickprobe for more details and to order.

About Eurofins MWG Operon

Eurofins MWG Operon, a member of the Eurofins Group with major offices and production facilities in

Europe, the United States, and Asia, is an international provider of DNA sequencing services, DNA

synthesis products, and bioinformatic services for academic and industrial research. The company’s

strength is its strong customer orientation, fast service, and high quality. For further information, please

visit our website at: www.operon.com.

For further information, please contact:

Paul Brown

Head of Marketing

eurofins

mwg|operon

2211 Seminole Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35805

Phone: (256) 704-8151

Mobile: (256) 226-9701

Fax: (256) 704-8188

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