Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Gmbh

Michael Trier

Hrair Kirakossian

Carsten Schelp

The invention relates to a kit for a homogenous detection method for the quantitative or qualitative detection of an analyte in an assay and adequate reagents therefor, particularly a homogenous binding test. According to the invention, an analyte-specific binding partner R1 comprises more than one specific binding point for a specific binding partner X that is associated with a component of a signal-forming system while a second analyte-specific binding partner R2 comprises more than one specific binding point for a specific binding partner Y which is also associated with a component of a signal-forming system.

Homogeneous detection method

The invention relates to methods for the quantitative or qualitative detection of an analyte in an assay and adequate reagents therefor, particularly a homogeneous binding test. According to the invention, an analyte-specific binding partner R1 comprises more than one specific binding point for a specific binding partner X that is associated with a component of a signal-forming system while a second analyte-specific binding partner R2 comprises more than one specific binding point for a specific binding partner Y which is also associated with a component of a signal-forming system.

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Michael Trier