Contamination Control Compass
Edition #02/2025

Product Special:
Relaunch of MiQuant® Residual DNA HEK-293 – dPCR

How do you ensure compliance with regulatory limits for residual host cell DNA?

Regulatory authorities such as the WHO, FDA, and European Pharmacopoeia recommend that residual host cell DNA in biopharmaceutical products must not exceed 10 ng per dose. Even after extensive purification, trace amounts of DNA from CHO, HEK-293, and E. coli cells may remain in the final product, posing potential safety and compliance challenges. Reliable residual DNA analysis is therefore essential to meet regulatory requirements and ensure product quality.


Our solution: The MiQuant® dPCR assay enables direct analysis without DNA extraction, absolute quantification, and reliable detection of even highly degraded DNA – ensuring maximum safety and efficiency in your quality control.


Our optimized MiQuant® Residual DNA HEK-293 - dPCR Kit is now compatible with QIAcuity®, ddPCR™, QuantStudio™ Absolute Q™, and other commercial dPCR systems, enabling fast and reliable residual DNA quantification.


Your key benefits at a glance:


 Fast & easy analysis – No DNA extraction required
 Absolute quantification – No standard curve necessary
 Regulatory compliance – Meets WHO, FDA, and EP guidelines

 Validated on QIAcuity® 26k Nanoplate – Validation report available on request
 Maximum stability – Lyophilized reagents for easy handling
 High sensitivity – Reliable detection of even the lowest amounts of residual DNA


Ensure the quality of your products – simply and precisely!

Product Highlights
Get a quantification of the residual DNA in accordance with the legal guidelines

The dPCR Validation Standard HEK-293 contains pure, quantified genomic DNA of HEK-293 cell line. This product is designed as a tool to assist residual DNA dPCR-based analysis.


Each dPCR Validation Standard can be applied to generate genomic DNA Standard curves for the HEK-293 cell line, by serial dilution. A standard curve can be used to convert the measured DNA in copies/μl through dPCR in fg/μl to provide a quantification of the residual DNA in conformity to regulatory guidelines.

Fig.1: Representative tubes and pipetting scheme for four serial dilutions of the dPCR Validation Standard

In addition, the dPCR Validation Standards can be used during downstream processes to verify the residual DNA concentration of the processed sample during several purification processes.

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