Key Features
The Gold Standard in Newborn Haemoglobin Screening
The Bio-Rad VARIANT™ nbs is the established worldwide standard for automated newborn screening for sickle cell disease and other haemoglobinopathies. Using dried blood spot specimens — the same heel-prick cards used in standard newborn screening programmes — it delivers fully automated HPLC analysis with walk-away efficiency and advanced pattern reporting.
- Worldwide standard for newborn haemoglobin screening
- Analyses dried blood spot (DBS) specimens — no venepuncture required
- Fully automated HPLC analysis — walk-away operation
- 3-minute analysis time per sample
- Up to 1,128 samples per automated run
- Advanced "pattern" result reporting for maximum accuracy
- Barcode reader for complete sample traceability
- LIS interface for real-time data transmission
- Two-module system: Chromatography Station + Automatic Sampler