Cracking RSV collection and preparation
Oct 24, 2025

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory infections in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised patients. But extracting viral RNA from mucus-rich respiratory samples is notoriously difficult. The combination of viscous mucus-rich secretions, inhibitory host proteins, and fragile single-stranded RNA demands careful handling, multiple wash steps, and RNAse-free conditions, a time-consuming and contamination-prone process that typically takes hours.
That’s why we built GoCollect®. Our proprietary reagent rapidly disrupts mucus and host cells at the point of collection, releasing and stabilising viral RNA, including RSV, in seconds, with no heat, enzymes, or centrifugation required. The result? Clean, amplification-ready RNA for RT-PCR, qPCR, or LAMP, straight from the swab or sputum sample.
Better still, GoCollect® preserves RNA integrity at room temperature, allowing truly field-ready collection, no cold chain, no complex extraction workflow, just test-ready nucleic acids.
GoCollect® also works with lateral flow tests, improving the amount of virus thats lysed and put onto the lateral flow strip.
Fast. Clean. Built for the clinic.
GoCollect® collapses multi-step viral extraction into a single, ready-to-use collection step, bringing RSV diagnostics closer to the point of care.
