Introduction
CPOS provides high quality oligonucleotides ordering service via our DNA synthesis partner Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a US-based leading supplier of custom oligonucleotides and a developer of innovative new biotechnologies.
We primarily work with IDT’s Asia Pacific Division in Singapore, which is equipped with their own manufacturing facility to synthesize high quality oligos and allows for more efficient regional customer service and technical support.
Please visit the IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal for online oligo purchases!
Benefits of ordering via IDT-CPOS Genomics Core Portal:
- FAST Turnaround Time
- 2 business days for standard desalted oligos usually
- Low Price
- HK$ 1.70 per base (standard desalted, for HKU academic research)
- NO shipping charge
- High Quality
- 100% QC documentation, Mass Spec QC every oligo, ISO 9001 / 2000 certified
- Easy & Convenient
- Direct access to IDT catalog* with 400+ types of products and modifications available including: qPCR probes, RNA/LNA bases, synthetic genes, dsiRNA products and ready made primers
- 24-hr ordering and review of purchase history and QC documents
- Reliable Delivery
- FREE local courier delivery
- Orders submitted to IDT DAILY
- 5 shipments from IDT Singapore per week
- Shipment notification via email
- Free Web Tools
- RealTime PCR Design Tool
- OligoAnalyzer
- Resuspension calculator, and more….
* For full catalog listing, visit the IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal.
Most IDT products can be ordered via the IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal except the followings: Expedite products, e.g. SameDay Oligo, Transductin, Nuclease-free Buffers and Reagents, e.g. IDTE, Nuclease Decontamination Solution, Nuclease-free Water (DEPC-Free), Duplex Buffer (30 mM Hepes, pH 7.5, 100 mM Potassium Acetate), miRCat, and other non oligo merchandises, e.g. T-Shirts.
Please contact IDT directly asiacustcare@idtdna.com to order the excluded products.
Service Charges
IDT provides a wide variety of products and the prices for most products can be checked on our portal.
To check actual prices, login with your portal account* and prices will be displayed in your shopping cart in US dollars, (see diagram below), but CPOS will invoice in HK dollars using conversion rate US$1 = HK$7.8.
*If you do not yet have a portal account, please go to Account Registration section
Pricing for standard desalted oligos are listed below (other scales and purifications also available):
| Synthesis Scale | Guaranteed Yield | Length Limit | HKU Academic Research (per base) | Other Academic Research (per base) |
| 25 nmole | 10 nmol | 15 – 60 | HK$ 1.7 | HK$ 2.0 |
| 100 nmole | 30 nmol | 10 – 90 | HK$ 3.1 | HK$ 3.6 |
| 250 nmole | 50 nmol | 5 – 100 | HK$ 5.5 | HK$ 6.5 |
| 1 umole | 200 nmol | 5 – 100 | HK$ 11.1 | HK$ 13.0 |
The price is inclusive of shipping and handling charges.
For commercial clients, please enquire.
*IMPORTANT:* To qualify for HKU pricing, the investigator must be a regular employee of HKU AND payment must be made from an internal HKU financial account that qualifies for internal transfer. Overhead charge is required for all incoming external funding.
Ordering and Shipment
Ordering
All orders MUST be placed via the IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal by logging in with your user account.
If you are new to our service, please refer to Account Registration section for instructions.
Orders can be placed anytime and are approved by CPOS on working days at 10:30am daily. Users are encouraged to place orders well ahead of our cut-off time to avoid delay.
Check your order carefully before submission.
No change can be made once order has been approved.
Shipment Schedule
There are DAILY shipments from IDT Singapore to CPOS Monday to Friday.
Below is the current schedule for 25 nmole unmodified, desalted DNA oligos with sequence length between 15-40 bases:
| Order by | Pick-up at CPOS Counter | Delivery to Sassoon Road Campus, QMH & HKU Main Campus | Delivery tolocations outside HKU |
| Mon 10:30 am | Wed | Wed | Thu |
| Tue 10:30 am | Thu | Thu | Fri |
| Wed 10:30 am | Fri | Fri | Mon (next week) |
| Thu 10:30 am | Mon (next week) | Mon (next week) | Tue (next week) |
| Fri 10:30 am | Tue (next week) | Tue (next week) | Wed (next week) |
*Terms and Conditions:
- The above schedule is limited to 25 nmole unmodified, desalted DNA oligos (15-40 bases).
- Actual delivery time depends on the complexity of your order. Unexpected delay might be due to sporadic QC failure or custom clearance.
- Products other than standard desalted DNA oligos of 15-40 bases may take additional 1 to 10 days for delivery, depending on the complexity.
- Not applicable for orders placed on HKU, Hong Kong and Singapore holidays.
Workflow
Account Registration
Account Registration
CPOS will process account request as soon as application form AND online registration are completed.
DO NOT order via the web portal until then as it will NOT be processed.
Registration Instructions
Time required: 10 minutes
- Complete the User Registration Form and return the signed form via email (scanned file or photo) to oligo.cpos@hku.hk / fax (2818-5653) / by internal mail / in person
- Go to: https://sg.idtdna.com/CPOS-Genomics-Core. Please make sure our CPOS Genomics Core logo appear on the top of the page and choose the Singapore flag before starting registration
- Click on the Setup a New Account button and fill in all the required information
- Receive account registration confirmation email with email subject “Account on IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal ready to use”
- Your account is ready! Login to the IDT-CPOS Genomics Core portal using your login name and password to place an order
Contact
Mr TAM, Ethan
Mr TSEA, Ivan
