• Live Radio
  • Videos
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Live Radio
    • Photos
  • Election 2020
Local News
 
 
 
Home News Health 202109

GENELAB Launches State Of The Art DNA Analysis Services

20-Sep-2021
/ Health, News
Email
Print
Comments 0
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

Laboratory service provider, Genelab, has introduced a new state of the art DNA testing capabilities through the acquisition of Compact Spectrum CE system.

The Compact Spectrum is an automated 4-capillary electrophoresis instrument designed for a wide range of DNA fragment analysis such as paternity testing and Sanger sequencing.

The facility, an addition to the company’s services, is expected to provide solutions such as forensic test, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing and paternity test.

The state-of-the-art Promega Spectrum Compact which is the first of its kind in West Africa will provide efficient access to high end molecular biological services.

Speaking to the media in Accra, the Director of GeneLab, Dr Yaw Ofori-Adjei said the move is an effort to improve health care delivery by making available necessary equipment that could assist in conducting relevant tests.

“We have the aim of being the go to center, where previously unavailable tests in this country will now be made readily available to individuals to promote health care delivery, especially in terms of rapid response of test that will take about two to three weeks, sometimes even longer, because the request has to be sent outside the country for analysis to be done,” he said.

He added that, Genelab medical professionals saw the delay as a big gab limiting urgent care of patients and for that matter has made the effort to invest in the promega spectrum that is a first of its kind in the sub-Region.

“Currently we should be able to do DNA analysis for forensic, paternity testing or relationships between other individuals and to do this with an accuracy level of 99.9 percent accuracy”, he said.

On the part of academic knowledge, he said, the compact spectrum will assist in the generation of a broad knowledge on diseases to help treat them better.

He was quick to add that, his outfit is open to collaborate with any academic or research institution adding that Genelab is interested in producing data that can be relevant for the Ghanaian environment, to better improve health care system in the country.

He explained that: "Even with the COVID-19 gene or the viruses that are causing the disease, because of the equipment at hand now, we will be able to learn more about the disease process in our effort to make a stride in health care".

In terms of employment, Dr. Ofori-Adjei said the center will make room to engage molecular Biologist who previously did not have anywhere to practice.

DNA Paternity Testing at GeneLab

GeneLab as part of its molecular testing services has added the testing of biological relationships based on DNA to its core business aside from its other business of Covid-19 testing.

Dr. Ofori-Adjei said the laboratory employs the state-of-the-art Capillary Electrophoresis device from the Promega Spectrum Compact CE system in conducting its analysis. This Spectrum Compact CE is the only installation in West Africa.

The laboratory also employs the use of standard cheek cell samples and 27 STR loci marker in its sample analysis presenting a highly discriminatory test result comparable to any global standard.

GeneLab presents a state of the art solution to the general public who wish to attempt DNA testing for parentage determination, immigration (visa acquisition), academic research and to forensic laboratories mainly in Ghana and across the globe.

About GeneLab

GeneLab is a wholly Ghanaian owned molecular biology lab that has been set up to offer modern genetic and biomedical tests in Accra, East Legon.

The company has a state-of-the-art molecular lab leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure to perform real-time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (“PCR”) for DNA and RNA testing.

The facility has been certified by the Health Facility Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and Ministry of Health to provide services including Covid-19 PCR tests.

GeneLab is one of the latest facility which has been built to support the fight against the pandemic.

Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

Allow Members To Seek Medical Help - Pastor Tells Churches

Next Post

COVID-19: Ghana To Receive 1.3 Million Pfizer Vaccines From The US

 
 

More Stories

How Dry January REALLY Benefits The Body
How To Avoid Food Poisoning From 'Waakye' – Dr Okoe-Boye Shares Tips
Zipline Commissions Drone Delivery Center in Cross River State of Nigeria to Improve UHC
AG Report Fallout: Health Ministry Moves To Renegotiate COVID-19 Vaccine Contract
Procurement of Janssen Vaccines: Health Ministry Responds To US$81M Cited In AG's Report
Lackadaisical Attitude Risks 2030 Rabies Elimination Target - Veterinary Director Expresses Worry
WHO Investigating Links Between Cough Syrup Deaths, Considers Advice For Parents
Bawumia Refurbishes Two Health Facilities In North East Region
Ghana Needs A Designated Breast Cancer Hospital
Next Post

COVID-19: Ghana To Receive 1.3 Million Pfizer Vaccines From The US

  Local News

  • General News
  • Social
  • Health
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Technology
  • Crime & Justice
  • Travel/Tourism
  • Science/Environment


 
 

 

Other Health Stories

  • How Dry January REALLY Benefits The Body

  • How To Avoid Food Poisoning From 'Waakye' – Dr Okoe-Boye Shares Tips

  • Zipline Commissions Drone Delivery Center in Cross River State of Nigeria to Improve UHC

  • AG Report Fallout: Health Ministry Moves To Renegotiate COVID-19 Vaccine Contract

  • Procurement of Janssen Vaccines: Health Ministry Responds To US$81M Cited In AG's Report

  • Lackadaisical Attitude Risks 2030 Rabies Elimination Target - Veterinary Director Expresses Worry

  • WHO Investigating Links Between Cough Syrup Deaths, Considers Advice For Parents

  • Bawumia Refurbishes Two Health Facilities In North East Region

  • Ghana Needs A Designated Breast Cancer Hospital

  • Ghana Records Reduction In Malaria Cases, Deaths In 2022

 

 
 

Popular Videos

Peace Power Sports(25/01/2023)

Kokrokoo Live On Peace 104.3 FM (25/01/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (27/01/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (26/01/2023)

Akan News @ Midday On Peace 104.3 FM (25/01/2023)

Kokrokoo Live On Peace 104.3 FM (25/01/2023)

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Live Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Live Radio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media