Eurofins Companies Launch SARS-CoV-2 Variant XBB.1.5 Droplet Digital PCR Assay (ddPCR) for Wastewater Surveillance

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eurofins Environment Testing Northern California: Wastewater (EWW) and Eurofins Pandemic Prevention Services (EPPS) today launched a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay for the quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern (VoC) XBB.1.5 in wastewater. The XBB.1.5 VoC is differentiated from other SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating through identification of a single point mutation. This development furthers the strategic initiative of Eurofi