Higher accuracy, sensitivity, and absolute quantification

Powerfully simple digital PCR technology

The Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System offers a powerful yet easy-to-use digital PCR experience through its unique Microfluidic Array Plate (MAP) technology. This proprietary technology enables consistent and automated compartmentalization of a sample into 20,000 microchambers with best-in-class <1% coefficient of variation (CV). Unlike other digital PCR systems, MAP technology does not use emulsion or other droplet-based methods to compartmentalize reactions. Rather, utilizing distribution channels, the reagent is delivered to the microchambers with great precision and consistency. Additionally, the QuantStudio Absolute Q system analyzes more than 95% of the loaded sample, ensuring highly-accurate digital PCR results.

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QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System

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Autorun Suite

High-throughput automation for dPCR

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Complete assay solutions for dPCR applications

An instrument is only as good as the reagents you use with it. TaqMan real-time PCR assays have long been considered the gold standard for genetic analysis. Now, using our decades of experience, unique assay design algorithms, and wet-lab verification process, we have developed a portfolio of equally robust Absolute Q dPCR assays. And, just like our TaqMan Assays, predesigned Absolute Q dPCR assays are backed by a performance guarantee*. For novel targets, Absolute Q custom dPCR assays enable ultimate flexibility and simple ordering using our assay design tool.

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Absolute Q dPCR Liquid Biopsy assays
Mutation detection and monitoring

Absolute Q Liquid Biopsy dPCR assays enable reproducible, specific detection of known somatic mutations. Each predesigned assay has been validated using controls to detect down to a variant allele frequency of 0.1% in genes relevant for cancer

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Absolute Q Viral Titer dPCR assays
Cell & gene therapy development solutions

Absolute Q Viral Titer dPCR assays enable easy, accurate, absolute quantification of viral vector genomes to measure concentration and evaluate quality for biopharma and gene therapy development. These assays can be run individually or multiplexed using a custom assay for your target gene of interest.

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Absolute Q Viral Titer dPCR assays
Wastewater survellance

Using the QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR (dPCR) System, up to four optical channels can be leveraged to provide simultaneous multiplex detection of wastewater-relevant targets.

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To get the best results and reproducible data you can trust, choose from our application-specific menu of Absolute Q dPCR assays and reagents.

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A simple workflow you already know

The QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System integrates all the necessary steps for dPCR—compartmentalizing, thermal cycling, and data acquisition—into a single instrument. Simply pipette the reaction mixture into the MAP as you would for real-time PCR, and the platform will take care of the rest. No steep learning curve and no additional steps - just the same basic workflow you are already familiar with.

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Simple workflow can be completed in under 90 minutes with < 5 minutes of hands-on time.


Analyze with confidence, use with ease

Our clean and powerful data analysis suite provides a range of options for processing your data. Whether you’re visualizing multiplexed data or calculating concentrations across replicates, results can be exported for downstream analysis or compiled into an easy-to-read report in just a couple of clicks.

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