Public Health Agency of Canada – call for reagents for COVID19 testing

We have been made aware by some of our members that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has sent out an urgent request for reagents, specifically RNA extraction reagents for COVID19 testing.  If you have such reagents in your laboratory that you could donate (view list below) please consider doing so. If the laboratories have materials that we could use and are not included in the list, feel free to let us know and we will share with the National Microbiology Laboratory and asses their current requirements.
The contact person at the PHAC is Rita Finley (rita.finley@canada.ca).  As this is a time-sensitive request please let her know directly what you have available.

As for shipping and addresses, the PHAC informed us that they are collating first what is available and then will provide further information on where and how to ship the materials, as some of these might be directed to the provincial public health laboratories.

 

 

PCR
1 ABI TaqMan Fast Virus 1-step Master Mix 1 x 10mL
2 TaqPath 1-Step Multiplex MM Thermofisher scientific (contains Mustang Purple reference dye)
3 TAqPath 1-step multi NO ROX Thermofisher scientific (contains no reference dye)
4 LC Multiplex RNA virus Master Roche
5 LightMix® Modular Wuhan CoV E-gene assay Roche
6 LightMix® Modular Wuhan CoV RdRp-gene as Roche
7 Luna® Universal Probe One-Step RT-qPCR Kit (New England Biolabs (NEB)) New England Biolabs
8 geneXpert COVID-19 RUO
   
Extractions
9 ABI 5x MagMAX-96 viral isolation kit
10   Carrier RNA /
11   MagMax Lysis/Binding Solution concentrate
12   Wash solution #1 concentrate
13   0.1nM EDTA in DEP-C Treated water
14   Wash solution #2 Concentrate
15 7.  Tip Comb KF96 F/DWMAGNET CS100 / CA83007-594 – SKU for KingFisher Flex 96 tip comb for DW magnets
16 Plate PP 96 Deep V-BTM 2mL (Deep well) / CA11388-566 – sku for  Microtiter deep well 96 plate, V-bottom
17 96 well KF 200uL PK48 / CA83007-596- sku for KingFisher 96 KF plate (200 µl)
18 MagMAX™-96 Viral RNA Isolation Kit from Thermo fisher  
19 Biosprint 96 One-For-All Vet Kit (384) from Biovet INDICAL
20 Biomerieux Easymag and emag NUCLISENS easyMAG Lysis Buffer (pre dispensed in 2 ml tubes)
21 NUCLISENS easyMAG Wash Buffer 1
22 NUCLISENS easyMAG Wash Buffer 2
23 NUCLISENS easyMAG Wash Buffer 3
24 NUCLISENS easyMAG Silica
25 NUCLISENS easyMAG Lysis Buffer (1 liter, self dispense)
26 NUCLISENS easyMAG disposables
27 MagNA Pure Compact Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit I
28 LightCycler® Multiplex RNA Virus Master:
29 Magna Pure consumables REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC TOTAL ISOLATION KIT
30 REAGENT CAPILLARIES LC
31 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC TUB LID SEAL
32 REAGENT MAG MA PURE LC TUB MEDIUM M20
33 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC TUB LARGE
34 REAGENT MA NA PURE LC TUB LID SMALL MED
35 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC TUB LID LARGE
36 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC SAMPLE CART.
37 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC PROCESS CART.
38 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC TIP STAND
39 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC CART. SEAL
40 REAGENT MAG NA PURE LC REACTION TIPS
41 Qiagen QiaSymphony QIAsymphony DSP Virus Pathogen mini kit (Buffer AVE, Carrier RNA),
42 Buffer ATL,
43 8-well Sample Cartridge
44 8-Rod Cover
45 Filter tip 200 ul
46 Filter tip 1500 ul
47 Invitrogen SuperScript III Platinum 500 rxn One Step Real time kit