Rob,
Chai emailed us and I am assuming other customers on 4/4 saying: "Chai will be closing permanently in the upcoming weeks".
PIKA is still selling their kits and seems to be taking over some of Chai's the technical support.
I asked them about getting FAM/HEX calibrators and got a response that Chai will still be selling them for the foreseeable future, PIKA will probably have them and then this interesting statement;" Eventually the new manufacturer who takes over Open qPCR production from us will have the calibrators available as well".
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Ben Stanwood
Rahr Technical Center
Shakopee MN
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-18-2023 12:34
From: Rob Mullin
Subject: ASBC Webinar on qPCR
Hi Emily!
I have already signed up for this webinar, so I am glad to see a bunch of us will be there!
I just pulled my dusty Chai out (today actually lol) and now I am seeing you say there were also changes with them?? I have not been in the loop with Chai since I used the Pall pretty exclusively, so I would love and tips and intel since I was going to use the Chai in the interim.
Thanks in advance!
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Rob Mullin
Production Manager
Three Notch'd Brewing Company
Charlottesville VA
Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2023 16:35
From: Emily Wang
Subject: ASBC Webinar on qPCR
Hey all!
The ASBC is having a webinar on qPCR options out there prior to CBC with quality specialists from two breweries, a yeast lab, and a third-party lab.
Personally, I am going to end up with an 18K paperweight with PALL discontinuing their kits and I have multiple friends being impacted by the changes with Chai. We all can benefit from a knowledge share in this qPCRisis!
Register here for the webinar on May 3rd!
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Emily Wang
Fermly
Denver CO
(720) 819-6688
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