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9 April, 2008

One Tick Three Agents

27 March, 2008

MycoAlert - Mycoplasma Testing Service - Same Day Results

Clongen Laboratories, LLC

12321 Middlebrook Road,
Suite 120 Germantown, MD 20874

Phone: (301) 916-0173
Fax: (301) 916-0175

Email: akil@clongen.com

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2008-05-04
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Test
Effective Immediately 3/27/2008 We are pleased to announce that Clongen Laboratories is now offering testing for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA on both environmental and clinical samples. MRSA is known to cause severe infections that do not respond to traditional antibiotics and there are many cases that suffered tremendously from MRSA infections. MRSA is very common in hospitals, schools, community settings and any area where there is close contact between humans. It is easily transmissible by touching and through fomites. The assay we offer is based on nucleic acid amplification (Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR) and Realtime PCR. We also offer the culture assay on selective media that is designed to selectively grown MRSA while inhibiting other bacteria and distinguishing MRSA from other Staphylococcus species based on color development (MRSA colonies are pink while others are colorless or offwhite). We will be initiating large scale sampling and testing projects in schools, hospitals and other institutions that are interested in finding out the MRSA status of their employees. Please contact Dr. Kilani to inquire about possibilities for on site sample collection or for sampling kits that we will provide to prospective clients. Please click here for more information.. Clongen Labs is a CLIA certified facility and also licensed by the State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Kilani, the laboratory Director is a seasoned expert in Infectious Diseases and will be available to answer questions by phone (877-CLONGEN) or e-mail at akil@clongen.com ##



2008-04-09
One Tick Three Agents
Effective Immediately. We are pleased to announce that we are now offering tick testing for the three most prevalent tick-borne illnesses, namely: Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, and Bartonellosis. More details will be posted soon.



2008-03-27
MycoAlert - Mycoplasma Testing Service - Same Day Results
Effective Immediately - 3/27/2008 Clongen Labs now offers a new Chemiluminescence-based assay for detection of all Mollicutes (Mycoplasma species) in cell culture material. The assay uses the MycoAlert Kit manufactured by Lonza. The procedure requires media collected from cell culture and can be shipped at room temperature. The medium should be incubated with the cell line to be tested for Mycoplasma contamination for at least 2-3 days. Once received, it is processed same day and results are provided to the client in electronic format by e-mail. We also offer a wide range of Mycoplasma assays. Testing by PCR has been one of our most popular assays. We offer the testing service by PCR with a 1-3 day turnaround time and can identify specific Mycoplasma species using specific primers for certain isolates. Clients can request a panel of Multiplex PCR for Mycoplasma species and the MycoAlert assay if desired. The cost for the Mycoalert assay is $75 per assay and the PCR assays cost $109 per assay for 1-10 samples in a shipment and $99 per sample if the shipment contains more than 10 samples. Please inquire by phone at 877-CLONGEN or e-mail cs@clongen.com for more information. Click here for more details##



2008-01-20
Clongen in the News - Washington Post
Clongen Laboratories President and Laboratory Director was interviewed by the Washington Post. A summary of the interview was published as a part of a featured magazine story in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine published on 1/20/2008. For more details, click the link below or the magazine cover image: Washington Post Magazine Cover Story - Click Here This article follows a phone conference meeting held by the CDC to discuss more than 1200 inquiries the CDC received from Morgellons patients, Senators and their constituents over the last few years. There is a CDC task force assigned to investigate this disease and limited funding was provided to Kaiser Permanente in Northern California to study the disease epidemiology.



2007-12-27
Toxoplasma gondii PCR Testing Service
We are pleased to announce our latest PCR assay offering. Toxoplasma gondii PCR assay will be available starting on January 7/2008. The assay is highly sensitive and specific and detects a multicopy (35-fold-repetitive) conserved gene in Toxoplasma gondii. More details on sample collection and shipping to the laboratory will be posted on the Molecular Diagnostics Parasitology testing section.



2007-12-23
MycoFind Kit Version 2.0
We are pleased to announce the release of our new MycoFind kit (Mycoplasma species detection kit by Multiplex PCR) version 2.0. The new kit format allows the end user to prepare PCR reactions with complete ease. The kit comes in 12 tube PCR strip format and the tubes contain all PCR ingredients including Taq Polymerase and loading dye. The end user will need to add 10 microliters of template DNA and 40 microliters of molecular biology water and subject the reaction tubes to thermal cycling. Price: $275 plus $25 shipping (overnight). Thank you for your business and we look forward to serving you.



2007-08-28
Leishmania donovani PCR Assay Now Available
We are pleased to announce our latest offering: a PCR based assay for the detection of leishmaniasis. The assay is highly specific and sensitive. Please consult with your doctor for the best sample source. For shipping arrangements, pricing and test requirements please contact Dr. Kilani at 877-CLONGEN or e-mail akil@clongen.com



2007-06-26
Blastocystis hominis PCR Detection Kit
Germantown, MD 6/25/2007 Clongen Laboratories release the first commercial kit for detection of Blastocystis hominis by PCR. The kit, BlastoFind (TM) is based on a primer sequence developed by Dr. Graham Clark's research group. Dr. Clark is a noted researcher in protozoal genetics at the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (view abstract of article). Pricing for the kit is $300 for 100 reactions, $150 for 50 reactions. Shipping in the USA is $30 for overnight shipping. Please check the "Test Kits" page for details. The development of this commercial kit was supported and facilitated by the Blastocystis Research Foundation and we would like to thank them for their support.



2007-06-24
Clongen Labs Launch new website
Germantown, MD 6/15/2007 Clongen Laboratories to Launch new website on June 15, 2007. We are pleased to announce that the new and improved website is up and running. Since inception, the main focus for our company has been client satisfaction. Our steady and rapid growth is very telling of the satisfaction level of our customers with the level of service, technical quality of our scientific work and professionalism in all of our dealings. We appeciate your patience while browsing the new site. There may be missing information in some of the pages and encourage you to contact us with any questions or comments at webmaster@clongen.com or (oll free 877-CLONGEN (256-6436). A big thanks to all of our loyal clients and we look forward to continuing to serve your business needs.



2007-06-16
Clongen Labs Release new PCR Detection Kits for Infectious
Clongen Labs have established a strong position in the molecular diagnostics market for human, veterinary and research applications. We are pleased to announce the release of new PCR detection kits. Please visit the "Test Kits" page on our website. You can order online, by fax or phone.

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