PACE®

PACE® is our patented allele-specific genotyping chemistry, designed for high-throughput PCR applications. PACE master mixes offers consistent, affordable PCR performance and full compatibility with PACE, KASP™ and Amplifluor® assays.

THE PACE® MASTER MIX RANGE

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Our patented genotyping chemistry, PACE, is the latest in allele-specific chemistry. It provides consistent performance making it ideal for high-throughput genotyping applications. PACE genotyping master mixes are designed for use with PACE Genotyping Assays and are also compatible with pre-existing KASP™ and Amplifluor® assays.

Unlike probe-based products such as TaqMan™, PACE assays only require un-labelled primer oligos to make up the PACE genotyping reaction, in combination with PACE Genotyping Master Mix. Watch our quick video explaining how PACE genotyping works.

All our master mixes are supplied at 2x concentration for convenience and contain ROX normalising dye at either high (500 nM working concentration), low (25 nM working concentration), standard ROX level (150 nM working concentration) or without ROX.

Boost Your Genotyping Workflows with PACE® Multiplex!
Looking to double your data output while cutting down on DNA, consumables, and labour?

PACE® Multiplex Master Mix makes it possible—no optimisation required!

  • Detect up to four targets in a single reaction
  • Combine existing assays seamlessly
  • Streamline workflows & maximize efficiency

WHY CHOOSE PACE®?

  • Cost-Effective – Reduce genotyping costs by up to 50%
  • High Performance – Reliable results across different reaction volumes and platforms
  • Seamless Compatibility – Works directly with PACE, KASP™ and Amplifluor® assays
  • Expert Support – Backed by 20+ years of genotyping expertise
  • Quality Assured – Rigorous quality control on every batch

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Free PACE Assay Design Service

FREE PACE® ASSAY DESIGN SERVICE

Customers can use our free PACE assay design service to design allele-specific assays for use with our PACE Genotyping Master Mixes. We have extensive knowledge and experience in assay design, especially when it comes to allele-specific PCR. We also offer an additional full- or partial in-house assay validation service.

Our in-house scientific team design assays to your target sequences and then provide you with the optimised primer designs and sequences free of charge, allowing you to order from your chosen oligo manufacturer. We are not an oligo manufacturer, so prefer to concentrate on what we’re good at and let the experts manufacture the oligos.

From experience, we highly recommend IDT for oligo / assay synthesis. We have collaborated with IDT for many years and have always found their products to be of the highest quality, and are therefore our oligo / assay manufacturer of choice.

To take advantage of our free PACE assay design service, you must have purchased PACE Genotyping Master Mix within the last 24 months.

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David C. Zlesak, Ph.D.
Professor of Horticulture, UWRF Plant and Earth Science Department

"Thank you so much for being such a great company to work with. Your customer service has been wonderful. We are looking forward to developing more PACE markers linked to other disease resistant genes. Your PACE 2.0 Master Mix has worked beautifully. 3CR’s generosity to design PACE primers around SNPs is greatly appreciated. Thank you again."

Director of R&D.
Industry-leading Laboratory Service Provider

"I am very glad to see the level of support you provided on this troubleshooting, and I was happy to see such feedback from Marin who has years of experience with this assay - kudos to your team at 3CR!"

DKSH

"As a prominent player in the global life sciences industry, our longstanding collaboration with 3cr Bioscience has been instrumental to our success. Over the course of several years, we have consistently experienced exceptional delivery times and communication from their team. The level of service they provide not only meets but greatly facilitates our global ambitions. Their commitment to excellence has proven to be a valuable asset, contributing significantly to the efficiency and success of our operations on a global scale."

All Products

PACE Genotyping Master Mix Bottles for Allele specific PCR

A universal PCR master mix for allele-specific PCR assays. Precision fluorescent signal generation with consistently high performance at any reaction volume.

PACE Genotyping Master Mix

An enhanced PCR master mix for allele-specific assays. Improved signal to noise ratio and tight clustering. Developed specifically for genotyping direct from crude DNA samples.

PACE Genotyping master mix

PACE Multiplex Master Mix for the simultaneous detection of up to four targets in one reaction. Save time, cost, and consumables while maximising data generation.

PACE OneStep RT-PCR Master Mix in 250mL, 25mL, 2.5mL, 1mL. Bottles of Standard, Low, High and No Rox formulation.

Genotype directly from RNA samples. RNA reverse transcription and cDNA PCR genotyping simultaneously in a single, one-step reaction.

PACE Nano Genotyping Master Mix All Sizes

Advanced performance at ultra-low reaction volumes, delivering consistent, cost-effective PCR genotyping for high-throughput, miniaturised and automated workflows.

CRISPR Assay

A cost-effective screening solution to detect CRISPR and other gene edits.

genotyping assay

A custom designed PACE® Genotyping Assay, designed to your target sequence. Compatible with all PACE genotyping master mixes.

3CR Bioscience PACE Genotyping Trial Kit

Everything you need to run a trial PACE Genotyping Reaction on your existing lab equipment. Each PACE Trial Kit includes Test DNA samples, PACE Genotyping Assays, PACE Master Mix and a comprehensive PACE Genotyping Trial Kit Manual.

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MEET OUR TEAM

Steve Asquith Managing Director
Steve began his career in the Genetics Division of GlaxoSmithKline, as part of the team establishing GSK’s high-throughput core genotyping laboratory. Steve joined KBioscience when it was first founded in 2002 and was a key driver in taking the company from a small start-up to a multi-national service laboratory, quickly growing the company’s revenue to over $7.5M p.a. Following the acquisition of Kbioscience by LGC in 2011, Steve was appointed Global Director of Operations for LGC Genomics, responsible for over 100 staff in Europe and N. America, successfully elevating the genotyping products and service business. Steve held a crucial leadership role until he left in 2016. In 2017 Steve joined forces with John Holme to create 3CR Bioscience, a new company with a mission to deliver outstanding, customer-focused genotyping products with innovation and affordability at its core.
Dr. John Holme Technical Director
John joined KBioscience shortly after it was founded, in 2003, and became Head of Technical Development, building the company’s genotyping and DNA extraction product portfolio and service delivery until 2011 when it was acquired by LGC. Post-acquisition, John was appointed Head of Technical Group for LGC Genomics, in charge of all Research & Development and Technical Support activities for the company. In this role John continued to build on the high-quality products and services provided to the companies growing customer base. During the 19 years John has worked in commercial R&D, he has co-invented numerous highly successful products including PACE®, ProbeSure, KASP™, KlearKall, KlearGene, KlearAmp and KlearTaq™, creating breakthrough offerings in genotyping and extraction and generating huge revenues for the companies he has worked in. In 2017, he joined forces with Steve Asquith and started 3CR Bioscience. John is dedicated to developing outstanding, innovative genotyping products and providing the very best technical support to customers globally.
Dr. Nisha JainOperations Director
Nisha has been innovating since the start of her career at Geneform Technologies developing Iso-thermal Genotyping Technologies. Nisha joined KBioscience in 2008, as Senior R&D Scientist and key account Technical Support Scientist, developing KASP and Klearkall performance and coinventing two further versions of KASP. Nisha has more than 15 years’ experience working in molecular biology and genotyping technologies, with extensive experience in the areas of R&D, Quality Assurance and Customer Technical Support. She has technically assisted many giants of the industry with their protocol development and troubleshooting and continues to deliver high-quality support and guidance. In 2018, Nisha joined 3CR Bioscience as Operations Director where she continues to develop PACE and ProbeSure for an increasing range of applications, and to grow 3CR Bioscience’s new product pipeline. Nisha is dedicated to developing outstanding, innovative genotyping products and providing the very best technical support to customers globally.
Nazma Saffin General Manager
For 20 years Nazma Saffin has worked and gained extensive expertise within the genotyping sector. Working at Kbioscience and then LGC, she has held operational leadership posts responsible for manufacturing and laboratory services. With experience of ISO 9001 implementation, production scale up and LEAN operations, Nazma has successfully led highly profitable production departments. Joining 3CR Bioscience in 2022, Nazma is committed to delivering operational excellence.
Jon Curtis Non-Executive Chair
After 8 years in The Royal Air Force, Jon moved to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund where he pioneered the use of ultra high-throughput genomic automation, capable of 46,000 PCRs per hour. In the 1990’s Jon joined GlaxoSmithKline, implementing a high-throughput genomics platform into their drug discovery pipeline. Whilst there he also developed acoustic mixing into compound management, becoming the gold standard across pharma. Jon developed the world’s first commercially viable 1536-well PCR plates, automated thermal & laser plate-sealer, plus automated liquid-handling & tip washing tools to reduce waste and costs. In 2002 Jon co-founded KBioscience with Phil Robinson, utilising ultra high-throughput PCR instrumentation & a suite of automation tools to create the company’s SNPline robotic platform, with a capacity of 250,000 PCRs/day. The business was underpinned by their ground-breaking patented genotyping chemistry, KASP™, which has over 10,000 scientific papers to date. In November 2022 Jon joined 3CR Bioscience acting as an advisor bringing his commercial and scientific experience to the company.