Product
FLOQSwabs®
FLOQSwabs® consists of a customizable molded plastic shaft and a tip coated with perpendicular short Nylon® fibers. Thanks to the superior elution efficiency, FLOQSwabs® ensure a flawless specimen collection, expanding downstream testing capabilities.

Product
Self Vaginal FLOQSwabs®
Safe, comfortable, and easy to use, Self Vaginal FLOQSwabs® is the comfortable device supporting women taking part in HPV and STI screening campaigns.

Application
STIs and Cervical Cancer
Although most STIs have no or only mild symptoms, the 1 million STIs acquired every day profoundly impact global health worldwide.

Product
SMART-eNAT®
SMART-eNAT® combines eNAT® with a unique SMART cap delivery system, providing a safe and efficient nucleic acids collection and transport for prolonged periods. The SMART post-collection high-performance yet intuitive cap avoids any spillage or unwanted contact, facilitating self-sampling at home.

Brochure
Vaginal Self-FLOQSwabs®

Product Focus
Urine Self-Urisponge™

Technology Brochure
FLOQ® Technology

Application Brochure
Self – Collection

Product Focus
SMART-eNAT®

Brochure
STIs and HPV

Scientific study
Comparative phase I randomized open-label pilot clinical trial of Gynophilus® (Lcr regenerans®) immediate release capsules versus slow release muco-adhesive tablets
Caroline Dausset, Stéphane Patrier, Pawel Gajer, Claudia Thoral, Yann Lenglet, Jean-Michel Cardot, Philippe Judlin, Jacques Ravel, Adrien Nivoliez
Scientific study
Comparison of Different Self‐Sampling Devices for Molecular Detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Pilot Study
Ilaria Sechi et al.
Scientific study
The initial state of the human gut microbiome deter-mines its reshaping by antibiotics
Frédéric Raymond
Scientific study
Self‑sampling versus health care professional‑guided swab collection for SARS‑CoV‑2 testing
Silvia Würstle
Scientific study
Excellent option for mass testing during the SARS‑CoV‑2 pandemic: painless self‑collection and direct RT‑qPCR
Eva Kriegova et al.
Scientific study
Practical strategies for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing in resource-constrained settings
Meredith S. Muller et al.
Scientific study
Saliva detection of SARS-CoV-2 for mitigating company outbreaks: a surveillance experience
Emerenziana Ottaviano et al.
Scientific study
Efficacy of Unsupervised Self-Collected Mid-Turbinate FLOQSwabs for the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Egildo Luca D’andrea et al.
Scientific study
Sample collection and transport strategies to enhance yield, accessibility, and biosafety of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing
Banada et al.
Scientific study
Human papillomavirus (HPV) detection in vaginal self-samples: evaluation of eNat® as an alternative suspension medium to ThinPrep®PreservCyt® for vaginal swabs
Chiara Giubbi et al.
Scientific study
The acceptability and cost of a home-based chlamydia retesting strategy: findings from the REACT randomised controlled trial
Smith K. S.
Scientific study
Clinical validation of full HR HPV genotyping HPV Selfy assay according to the international guidelines for HPV test requirements for cervical cancer screening on clinician collected and self collected samples
Alice Avian et al.
Scientific Study
Feasibility and acceptability of saliva-based testing for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection in prison
C. Parodi, E. Ottaviano, N. Cocco, S. Ancona, S. Bianchi, V. Massa, R. Bartolotti, B. Pezzoni, R. Giuliani, E. Borghi, R. Ranieri
Scientific study
Age-specific and genotype-specific carcinogenic human papilloma virus prevalence in a country with a high cervical cancer burden: results of across-sectional study in Estonia
Kersti Pärna et al.
Scientific study
Human papillomavirus testing using existing nucleic acid testing platforms to screen women for cervical cancer:implementation studies from five sub-Saharan African countries
Jessica Joseph et al.
Scientific study
Preliminary Results of Feasibility and Acceptability ofSelf-Collection for Cervical Screening in Italian Women
Illari Sechi et al.
Copan White Paper
STIs and Self-Sampling: Copan’s Role in the Future of Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention and Management
Stefania Di Costanzo, Ph.D., Scientific Affairs Manager
Scientific study
Performance of BD Onclarity HPV assay on FLOQSwabs vaginal self-samples
Marianna Martinelli et al.
Scientific study
UriSwab: an effective transport medium for nucleic acid detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Anna-maria G Costa
Scientific study
Randomized Comparison of Two Vaginal Self-Sampling Methods for Human Papillomavirus Detection: Dry Swab versus FTA Cartridge
Rosa Catarino
Scientific study
Evaluation of Methods for the Extraction of Microbial DNA From Vaginal Swabs Used for Microbiome Studies
Valentina Mattei, Selvasankar Murugesan, Muna Al Hashmi, Rebecca Mathew, Nicola James, Parul Singh, Manoj Kumar, Arun Prasath Lakshmanan, Annalisa Terranegra, Souhaila Al Khodor, Sara Tomei
Scientific study
An observational study comparing HPV prevalence and type distribution between HPV-vaccinated and -unvaccinated girls after introduction of school-based HPV vaccination in Norway
Espen Enerly
Scientific study
How home anterior self-collected nasal swab simplifies SARS-CoV-2 testing: new surveillance horizons in public health and beyond
Silvia Ricci, Lorenzo Lodi, Francesco Citera, Francesco Nieddu, Maria Moriondo, Valentina Guarnieri, Mattia Giovannini, Giuseppe Indolfi, Massimo Resti, Alberto Zanobini, Chiara Azzari
Scientific study
Analytical performance of HPV assays on vaginal self-collected vs practitioner-collected cervical samples: the SCoPE study
M Saville, D Hawkes, MHT Keung, ELO Ip, J Silvers, F Sultana, MJ Malloy, LS Velentzis, K Canfel, CD Wrede, JML Brotherton
Scientific study
Feasibility study for the use of self‐collected nasal swabs to identify pathogens among participants of a population‐based surveillance system for acute respiratory infections (GrippeWeb‐Plus)—Germany, 2016
Joana M. Haussig, Angelina Targosz, Susanne Engelhart, Michael Herzhoff, Kerstin Prahm, Silke Buda, Andreas Nitsche, Walter Haas, Udo Buchholz
Scientific study
A Rapid Epidemiological Tool to Measure the Burden of Norovirus Infection and Disease in Resource-Limited Settings
Daniel Olson
Scientific study
A 30-Min Nucleic Acid Amplification Point-of-Care Test for Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Women: A Prospective, Multi-center Study of Diagnostic Accuracy
Harding-Esch E.M
Scientific study
Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS), an Australian prospective longitudinal cohort study of maternal and infant microbiota: study protocol
Daniella Susic
Scientific study
A pilot, open labelled, randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling for the common cold
Sandeep Ramalingam
Scientific study
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Noninvasive Test for Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Resistance to Clarithromycin in Stool by the Amplidiag H. pylori
Maxime Pichon
Scientific study
A comparison of cotton and flocked swabs for vaginal self-sample collection
Manuela Viviano
Scientific study
Rapid Active Sampling Surveys as a Tool to Evaluate Factors Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis and Norovirus Infection among Children in Rural Guatemala
Daniel Olson
Scientific study
Performance of a Mobile Phone App-Based Participatory Syndromic Surveillance System for Acute Febrile Illness and Acute Gastroenteritis in Rural Guatemala
Daniel Olson
Scientific study
Population Impact of Girls-Only Human Papillomavirus 16/18 Vaccination in The Netherlands: Cross-Protective and Second-Order Herd Effects
Joske Hoes
Scientific study
Treating male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis (StepUp): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of male partner treatment for reducing the risk of BV recurrence
Lenka A. Vodstrcil
Scientific study
Assessing the Impact of Mailing Self-Sampling Kits for Human Papillomavirus Testing to Unscreened Non-Responder Women in Manitoba
F. Jalili
Scientific study
Self-Collection for Under-Screened Women in a National Cervical Screening Program: Pilot Study
M. Saville
Scientific study
Comparable specimen collection from both ends of at-home mid-turbinate swabs
Melissa Truong
Scientific study
Targeted capture enrichment followed by NGS: development and validation of a single comprehensive NIPT for chromosomal aneuploidies, microdeletion syndromes and monogenic diseases
George Koumbaris
Copan White Paper
Copan Self Vaginal FLOQSwabs®:Agreement between clinician and self-collected samples for HPV detection. Evidence from the scientific literature
Stefania Di Costanzo, Cristiano Sabelli.
Scientific Booklet
Booklet Self- Collection

Event
Medlab Middle East
In 2021 Medlab Middle East will be located with Arab Health. This combination will accelerate innovation and strengthen the capability to provide more relevant solutions, bringing two key communities – healthcare and medical laboratory – together under one roof.
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ECCMID
The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases meeting is one of the most influential congresses in the field of microbiology. ECCMID scientific program is a synthesis of current priorities in clinical microbiology and infection: diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, and prevention of infectious diseases, as well as related basic microbiology.
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STI & HIV World Congress
“Sexual diversity and the city” is 2021’s theme of STI & HIV World Congress. Being places where a large portion of the STI epidemic is focused and offering networks, infrastructures, and creativity from which solutions can emerge, cities can act as giant outdoor labs and ideal environments to implement interventions.
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GISCI – Gruppo Italiano Screening del Cervicocarcinoma
20Primary HPV screening is now active in most Italian regions. Some programs have already invited clients to rounds
subsequent to the first. The first reflections on the outcomes of the courses and on potential improvements.
The pandemic has hindered the normal path of prevention but they are actions aimed at solving the obstacles themselves have been implemented
Event
Medlab Asia
The virtual edition returns
More time. More valuable contacts. More return.
In a changing world and with limited resources we realise it’s more important than ever to spend your time and money wisely. So, they’ve completely reviewed and redefined the Medlab Asia & Asia Health experience, introducing an online platform.
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Preventing Cervical Cancer 2022 Conference
The PCC2022 Conference will be a hybrid face-to-face and virtual event hosted by the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer and the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control (C4).
The theme of the conference is innovation and equity in the elimination of cervical cancer. An exciting panel of speakers at the vanguard of elimination efforts will share their experiences and knowledge across the cervical cancer prevention spectrum, including awareness, vaccination, screening, and treatment of pre-cancers. In a few words, PCC222 is the ideal setting for our vaginal self-collection products.
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IPVC 2023 – 35th International Papillomavirus Conference
The theme of the 35th International Papillomavirus Conference is “Coming Together for HPV Elimination.” Through workshops, invited lectures, and oral and poster sessions presenting the latest research results, the conference will cover papillomavirus-related topics from basic science to clinical research and global health impact. Participants will hear about the latest research findings, scientific news, and best practice updates and get opportunities for educational and networking exchanges. Our STIs and HPV self-collection devices could not be missed!
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MyWoman International Congress 2023
MyWoman International Congress 2023 has a line-up of exciting topics and new developments in obstetrics, gynecology, menopause, and women’s health. This congress will be a platform for fostering new ideas, partnerships, and collaborations with many leading international experts to improve women’s health and well-being. We’ll be there with our products designed to empower women to self-collect their samples!
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EUROGIN 2024
International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress of EUropean Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia
Save the date and join us for another remarkable event as EUROGIN and its partners continue to advance the field of HPV research and cancer prevention. Started in 1993 as a conference where scientific progress and clinical practice converge, EUROGIN shares translational research with an international scientific community aiming at accelerating the reduction of the burden of HPV-related cancers and their mortality.
In cooperation with a highly recognized research groups, the EUROGIN 2024 conference draws up an inventory of recent scientific research to provide healthcare workers and decision-makers with a comprehensive strategy to fight diseases related to human papillomavirus.
The conference focuses on translating scientific and evidence-based research into clinical practice.
At the booth, you’ll have the chance to discover our solutions for HPV screening and our approach to self-collection as a method to increase testing rates in women.
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Asian Society Gynecologic Oncology Meeting 2024
Medical professionals who treat patients with gynecological cancer will come to Bali in order to discuss, exchange experiences, share research findings, and keep up to date on the latest developments in the field of gynecological cancer. A symposium and a pre-meeting course will be held to enhance knowledge and skills during the meeting.
We are proud to attend this significant meeting with our products for this specific application.
News
Launch of LolliSponge™
We are proud to present LolliSponge™, the new sponge-made saliva collection device we conceived by listening to the healthcare professionals’ needs!
LolliSponge™ easiness allows saliva collection from non-collaborative patients or when professional assistance is not available, enabling COVID-19 active surveillance programs in fragile communities and making personnel available for other activities such as vaccine administration.

News
The new SMART-eNAT®
SMART-eNAT® combines eNAT® with a unique SMART cap delivery system, providing a safe and efficient nucleic acid collection and transport for prolonged periods. The new SMART post-collection high-performance yet intuitive cap avoids any spillage or unwanted contact, facilitating self-sampling at home.

Video
hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® Buccal Collection
hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® is a product line dedicated to DNA collection for genetic applications. Free of amplifiable human DNA and detectable DNase and RNase, hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® are non-invasive, painless, and cost-effective. Discover in this video how easy is to collect buccal samples with hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs®.

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hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® Buccal Collection – IFU
hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® is a product line dedicated to DNA collection for genetic applications. Free of amplifiable human DNA and detectable DNase and RNase, hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs® are non-invasive, painless, and cost-effective. Discover in this video how easy is to collect buccal samples with hDNAFreeFLOQSwabs®.

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Lollisponge™ – The sponge-made device for saliva collection
LolliSponge™ is our device conceived to enable active surveillance programs even when professional assistance is not available. Saliva collection with LolliSponge™ is performed just by keeping the sponge stick in the mouth for a few minutes, without any spitting-related risk; this easy procedure can be performed at POC as well as at home, using Lollisponge™ as a self-collection device. A dry device free of hazardous media, Lollisponge™ can be transported to the lab without any liquid-related problem, where it can be centrifuged and tested with the standard molecular diagnostic assays.

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Urisponge™
UriSponge™ is intended for the collection, transport and preservation of urine specimens. Check in this video how to use it!

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Vaginal Self FLOQSwabs®
Check in this video how to use it!

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Self UriSponge™
Check in this video how to use it!

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UriSponge™ How to use
UriSponge™ is intended for the collection, transport and preservation of urine specimens to the testing laboratory. UriSponge™ specimens are processed using the clinical laboratory’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the cultivation of uropathogenic bacteria and yeasts.

Symposium
Sample self-collection, a lesson gained during the COVID pandemic
Copan sponsored Integrated Lunch Symposia – ECCMID 2022
During Copan’s ECCMID integrated symposium, four distinguished speakers updated the audience on the advances, achievements, and future trends of sample self-collection in different fields (STIs, HPV, respiratory infections, genetics, serology).
Symposium
Sample collection: needs, challenges, and future
Copan sponsored Integrated Lunch Symposia – ECCMID 2023
Sample collection and preservation, without any doubt, are the most critical prerequisites for trustable test results and accurate clinical diagnosis. This symposium explores the need for correct and innovative sample collection and preservation methods to increase diagnostics laboratories’ accuracy, standardization, and improve patient treatment and diagnostics democratization.