Codex DNA, Inc. has developed and released suite of products and services designed to accelerate the development of solutions to combat COVID-19.

The company has also released a SARS-CoV-2 application note that details how to leverage the BioXp 3200 system to help advance the fight against COVID-19, and announced the availability of eight new products: 

• Codex SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic RNA controls – safe and robust positive controls that replace the need for live virus in RT-PCR and NGS testing protocols
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 antigen panels – that allow for rapid design and iteration of antigens (e.g., Spike protein) for the development of vaccines using the BioXp™ system
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 antibody libraries – that allow for rapid design and generation of antibody libraries for the development of therapeutics using the BioXp™ system
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein DNA vaccine construct – wild-type Spike protein cloned in the DNA vaccine vector of your choice
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine scaffold – mRNA vaccine scaffold design and synthesis on the BioXp™ system
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 live attenuated vaccine scaffold – leverage the Codex full-length, synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome for the development of live attenuated vaccines 
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 synthetic DNA parts – spanning the whole genome useful for developing DNA, RNA and viral vector vaccines and pan-genome diagnostics
• Codex SARS-CoV-2 full-length, synthetic genome – leverage the Wuhan-Hu-1 strain of SARS-CoV-2 (GenBank number MN908947.3) cloned in a bacterial artificial chromosome for the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics

“At Codex, we are resolutely focused on empowering our customers and collaborators with all they need to build biology so that they can change the world. Never has this purpose been more important than right now,” said Todd R. Nelson, Ph.D., CEO of Codex.

“As soon as we learned about the spread of SARS-CoV-2, we knew that our BioXp™ system would be a tremendous help to researchers, and so we released the funds to help get more BioXp™ systems into the hands of more researchers. We also released an app note to our existing customers on how to rapidly synthesize SARS-CoV-2 genome parts, making them readily available for developing diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics,” said Nelson. “But we know not everyone has access to our DNA printers, and so are making available this host of solutions and services to help in every way possible.”

Codex is also offering lab space and staff to researchers who may not currently be able to access or enter their own labs. More info: codexdna.com/pages/sars-cov-2-tools