Success Story“We have been using the InnuPure® C16 for a great variety of samples,
and we can confirm consistently high isolation rates of DNA. The
device has proven to be robust, even in continuous operation. Since weput it in practice, we have hardly ever used manual methods.”

Challenge
Preparing samples for PCR
analytics, with a wide range ofsample matrices

Solution
InnuPure® C16 extraction
system, combined with a wide
variety of extraction kits

Benefits■■

Isolates DNA or RNA from up
to 16 samples at the sametime■■

Isolates high-quality nucleicacids■■

Suitable for a wide range ofstarting materials■■

Adjustable elution volumes
from 20 to 500 µl■■

High throughput due to external placement■■

Maintenance-free

Dr. Dirk Vollenbroich
CEO of Minerva Biolabs GmbH

Robust Even for Complex Samples
The Berlin-based biotech company Minerva
Biolabs­GmbH relies on extraction systems
from Analytik Jena
Sensitive PCR is used to find out whether or not a sample is microbiallycontaminated, and its success and performance depend on the quality of theisolated nucleic acids. Minerva Biolabs GmbH provides customers with kits forcontamination diagnostics that handle cell cultures, both in research and industry.
The Berlin-based company builds on Analytik Jena technology to produce andvalidate the kits, including the InnuPure® C16 extraction system and GeneTheatre
for automatic sample handling.
“The better the samples are prepared, the better the results of the PCR
analytics will be, and that goes for all our customers”, explained Dr. Dirk
Vollenbroich, CEO of Minerva Biolabs, who created his company as aspin-off of the Robert Koch Institute in 1999. His company uses theInnuPure® C16 system to create and test preparation kits for his customers,
which applies a number of automated processes that almost entirely preventcross-contamination.
Fully pre-filled reagent strips and plates can be used without being opened first,
as they are pierced automatically. “It only takes a few simple steps to prepare thedevice for the extraction process. This is greatly appreciated by our customers
in research and industry, who work with cell cultures on a daily basis” added
Dr. Vollenbroich. The system allows users to purify up to 16 samples in parallel,with adjustable elution volumes from 20 to 500 µl. The eluates are transferred
automatically into elution tubes with caps.

InnuPure® C16“We can even extract individual
samples according to our needs.
In contrast to other systems,
we do not need to wait forthe device to be fully stacked
in order to save on extraction
chemicals.”
Dr. Dirk Vollenbroich
CEO of Minerva Biolabs GmbHManagement Facts■■

Efficient analysis of individual
samples, no waste of extraction
chemicals■■

Pre-installed protocols and great
operating comfort■■

Robust, even in continuousoperation■■

Certified according to DIN EN ISO
13485 and 17025■■

Little bench space required“We particularly appreciate that we can even extract individual samples according
to our needs. In contrast to other systems, we do not need to wait for the device
to be fully stacked in order to save on extraction chemicals. The InnuPure® C16system thus operates quite efficiently”, said Dr. Vollenbroich. “Analytik­Jena took
our special requests very seriously. Small adjustments concerning the extraction
procedure have led to major improvements in the results.”
Minerva’s special requests refer to the particularly wide range of samples,including very complex proteinogenic ones. “We have been using theInnuPure®­C16 for a great variety of samples, and we can confirm consistently
high isolation rates of DNA. The device has proven to be robust, even incontinuous operation. Since we put it in practice, we have hardly ever used
manual methods”, said the Minerva CEO, who also appreciates the compact
and elaborate design of the instrument, using just a minimal amount of spaceon the lab bench. “What also matters to us is the certification of the system inaccordance with DIN EN ISO 13485 and 17025.”
Dr. Vollenbroich’s company has repeatedly opted for Analytik Jena’s products:“Next to the performance of the devices, we also value Analytik Jena’s batchto-batch variation tolerance, as well as its rapid shipping, and the reasonablepricing policy.”

Minerva Biolabs GmbH is a leading biotechnology company for the development and marketing of detection & elimination­
kits for the control of microbial contamination. The company is based in Berlin. Its core competence lies in the control of
mycoplasma, bacteria and viruses in cell cultures and biopharmaceuticals. In addition they employ their specialized kits
and reagents as PCR diagnostics of respiratory tract infections and for the detection of legionella in water. Minerva Biolabs
regards its function to be a highly competent expert in these specialized areas of contamination control, clinical diagnostics,and water diagnostics. Their products are readily and economically available worldwide through a global distribution network.
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