Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acids (NA) and protein purification, today announced the launch of over 30 new kits for nucleic-acid based diagnostics. Norgen makes best-in-class kits for nucleic acid and protein sample preparation, and has recognized that high quality sample preparation is the key to high quality diagnostics. Norgen's new basket of diagnostic kits includes kits for the diagnosis of human pathogens such as: HPV, HIV, HCV-1 & 2, HBV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea; food-borne pathogens such as: Listeria, Salmonella, Streptococcus species, etc and plant pathogens such as: Plum Pox Virus (PPV), Aspergillus, Penicillium, Boytritis, etc. In terms of diagnostic kits for the human pathogens, particular attention has been paid to the development of kits based on non-invasive sample preparation. Non-invasive sample collection offers a number of distinct benefits for diagnostics, and therefore the first kits which Norgen plans to obtain regulatory approval for are the urine-based pathogen detection kits. For a more comprehensive list of the newly launched kits, please visit www.norgenbiotek.com