The ELITechGroup InGenius is a used laboratory PCR machine — also referred to as a real-time PCR system or molecular diagnostics analyser — currently located in Germany. ELITechGroup is a diagnostics-focused manufacturer whose instruments are designed for clinical and molecular laboratory environments, and the InGenius represents their sample-to-result platform for infectious disease and genetic testing workflows.
The instrument is a benchtop, fully automated solution that integrates nucleic acid extraction, real-time PCR amplification, and result interpretation within a single compact unit. It processes between 1 and 12 samples in parallel, each running on independent tracks, which allows different sample types and assay combinations to be handled within the same run without cross-dependency. Primary tube loading is supported, and hands-on time is reduced to fewer than two minutes per sample, with an overall time-to-result of approximately two hours and thirty minutes.
Extraction is performed using a patented magnetic beads technology combined with sonication, thermal treatment, and chemical treatment, achieving high nucleic acid yield even from low sample volumes. The extracted nucleic acid can be stored for elution, enabling multiple downstream PCR tests, retesting, or archiving from a single extraction event. The system supports several operational modes independently: extraction only, amplification only, or the full extraction-amplification-analysis workflow, giving laboratories flexibility in how they deploy the instrument.
On the amplification side, the InGenius offers up to 6-plex target capability, enhanced by melt curve analysis, and is based on MGB (minor groove binder) technology. Both qualitative and quantitative applications are supported, using a unitary cassette-based format. Multiple independent PCR reactions can be derived from a single extracted sample, allowing laboratories to build customised, patient-specific test panels on demand.
The instrument carries a comprehensive CE-IVD real-time PCR menu spanning transplant pathogen monitoring, healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance testing, sexually transmitted diseases, respiratory infections, meningitis, gastro-intestinal infections, and genetics. Its transplant pathogen monitoring menu is quantitative and includes targets such as CMV, EBV, HSV1, HSV2, BKV, JCV, Parvovirus B19, HHV6, and HHV8, among others. The system also features bidirectional connectivity to laboratory information systems (LIS) and supports personalised menu configuration through saved test panels.
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