Logo MRC Holland
  • Products
  • Technology
  • About Us
  • News & Events
  • Support
  • Sign in
    • Products
      • Reagents
      • How to Order
      • Order Form
    • Technology
      • MLPA
      • digitalMLPA
      • Melt Assays
      • Software
    • About Us
      • Our Mission
      • Foundation
      • Careers
      • Contact
    • News & Events
      • Events
      • News Archive
    • Support
      • Help Centre
      • Downloads
      • Contact Us
BSI Assurance Mark - ISO 13485
  • Help Centre
  • Downloads
  • Contact Us
  • Downloads Browse our downloads
  • Contact Us We are here to help
  • Support
  • Help Centre
  • General Information
  • About MRC Holland
  • What does "MRC" stand for?

What does "MRC" stand for?

in About MRC Holland

"MRC" stands for Microbiology Research Centre.

History

MRC Holland is a follow-up of Microbiology Research Centre Holland, founded in 1985 by Dr. Jan Schouten. Originally the main products produced by MRC Holland were restriction endonucleases – purified from a wide range of bacteria and blue green algae – and DNA molecular weight markers. These products were sold in bulk amounts to distributing companies worldwide until 2000. In 1997, the focus of the company shifted to the development of new techniques for DNA analysis.

In 2002, the first paper on Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification, or MLPA®, was published. Since then, MLPA has become the gold standard in copy number variation detection, with over 400 probemixes on the market.

MRC Holland continues to innovate with the development of new MLPA assays, the improvement of existing assays, and the recent introduction of two new technologies. In 2018, we launched our first Melt Assay for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) newborn screening. In 2020, we launched the digitalMLPA technique, which combines the trusted quality of MLPA with the power of next-generation sequencing to examine many more target sequences in a single reaction.

Related Pages

  • Where is MRC Holland located?
  • What does "SALSA" stand for?

Rate the quality of this page

This page was helpful :) :( This page was not helpful
If you have any comments or suggestions on this article, please send us your feedback.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this material is correct for the majority of our products. However, for certain applications, the instructions for use may differ. In the event of conflicting information, the relevant instructions for use take precedence.


Quick Jump
  • « MRCHolland.com
  • Help Centre
  • Downloads
  • Contact Us
Top
Logo MRC-Holland
  • Products
    • Reagents
    • How to Order
    • Order Form
  • Technology
    • MLPA
    • digitalMLPA
    • Melt Assays
    • Software
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Foundation
    • Careers
    • Contact
  • News & Events
    • Events
    • News Archive
  • Support
    • Help Centre
    • Downloads
    • Contact Support
    • BSI Assurance Mark - ISO 13485
  • © MRC Holland. All rights reserved.
  • Privacy Policy.
  • Website designed and developed by Schuttelaar & Partners.