PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a molecular-biological technique that can very specifically demonstrate the presence of a small amount of pathogenic organisms (viruses or bacteria). The principle of the PCR test is based on propagation of a specific genome section (DNA or RNA) in a test sample. Eventually, the reaction results in a large quantity of a DNA fragment with a length and base sequence that are characteristic for the pathogenic organism in question. Averroes Laboratories (ARL) routinely uses various PCR tests, in many cases developed in our own R&D lab or in cooperation with other institutes. Real-time PCR technique and robotic real-time iiPCR technique are other options offered by ARL. The reaction progress can be observed directly (real-time), and the results are available sooner. There is even less contamination risk.

Averroes Laboratories (ARL) will also offer other advanced molecular-biological typing techniques, such as sequences analyses, restriction analyses, fingerprinting, etc in coming future.