Scorpions™ is a closed-tube, homogeneous PCR platform designed for rapid, reliable, and highly sensitive molecular detection. It is ideal for a wide range of diagnostic applications, including:

• Viral load testing
• RNA profiling
• Pharmacogenomics
• Environmental analysis

As a class-leading technology, Scorpions™ offers significant advantages over competing platforms, helping researchers and companies accelerate the development of next-generation molecular diagnostics. With strong independent intellectual property protection, Scorpions™ is also available for licensing from DxS Ltd., enabling flexible collaboration and technology integration.

Key Performance Features

Sensitivity: Scorpions™ can detect just a few DNA or RNA molecules, even in samples with very high levels of background nucleic acids, making it exceptionally suitable for low-abundance targets.

Specificity: The combination of Scorpion primer and probe regions ensures highly sequence-specific detection, allowing discrimination of single nucleotide variants (SNPs), even when alternative sequences are present in large excess.

Speed: With ultra-fast signal generation, Scorpions™ supports PCR detection in under 10 minutes, enabling rapid diagnostic testing without compromising accuracy.

Difficult Sequences: Its intra-molecular signal generation mechanism allows efficient detection in challenging regions with high G+C content or complex secondary structures, which are often problematic for conventional PCR methods.

Intellectual Property

Scorpions™ benefits from global patent coverage, including granted patents in the USA and Europe, with additional protection in Japan. This robust IP position differentiates Scorpions™ from other detection systems, many of which lack coverage in key markets.

Licensing Opportunities

Owned by DxS Ltd, Scorpions™ is available for custom licensing agreements. DxS offers flexible support, from technology transfer to diagnostic assay design and development, helping partners integrate Scorpions™ into their research and commercial projects efficiently.