Biomeme Franklin Field qPCR (Lyophilised RLEP)
A battery-powered, three-channel thermal cycler running lyophilised, ambient-stable RLEP reagents with a non-instrumented extraction step. It is under use-case evaluation for confirmatory testing outside reference laboratories.
- Technology
- Molecular (NAAT) · Portable real-time PCR
- What it measures
- RLEP (M. leprae DNA)
- Developer
- Biomeme Inc. (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Specimen
- Slit-skin smear
- Development status
- Commercial RUO with analytical validation
- Regulatory status
- None / RUO
- Intended use
- Confirmatory molecular testing outside reference laboratories
- Main limitation
- No independent peer-reviewed clinical validation.
- Availability
- The Franklin instrument is sold by Biomeme. Leprosy reagents are not among the products on its website (checked 18 September 2026).
- Linked publications
- Manufacturers and partners
- Hope Rises International, formerly American Leprosy Missions
- TPP-1, confirming leprosy
- 59.0 of 100, partial alignment
- TPP-2, infection in contacts
- 51.0 of 100, partial alignment
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