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May 12, 2025 | PCR Solutions

Music to your ears: A digital PCR Q&A podcast

28 of your dPCR questions answered in our podcast series

You want to get started with dPCR or get out of your comfort zone with more difficult samples, multiplexing and beyond. Or you’d love to help your colleague with their dPCR challenge.

But you have no time to dig through literature, read textbooks or join a webinar.

So we’ve devised a new format to pour dPCR knowledge into your brain: a three-episode dPCR podcast series, where you can hear the answers to 28 of the most common questions you sent during our recent “Digital PCR Debate.” While driving, jogging, waiting for the train...

With these, there will be no danger of falling asleep at the wheel or missing your stop. We’ve engaged our two experts, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, Associate Director R&D, and Dr. Jan Rohde, Senior Technical Sales Expert Digital PCR, to keep you engaged.

New: Beyond the Threshold – a digital PCR podcast
See more episodes with Jan and Jonathan as they discuss multiplexing, assay design, qPCR vs dPCR, LOB, LOD and more. 

But enough reading, let’s get to the listening.

Just press play.

Part 1: Learn about the differences between qPCR and dPCR and between nanoplate and droplet-based dPCR systems.


Part 2: Dig deeper into in dPCR assay setup and data interpretation


Part 3: Explore best practices for designing multiplex assays and tips for applying dPCR to environmental and cancer research, including analysis of CNVs and SNPs 


Okay, you might miss your stop because you’re so engrossed in this dPCR exchange. But hey, enjoy responsibly.

Want the more feisty version of this dPCR podcast?
Watch Jan and Jonathan debate the hottest dPCR topics: dPCR vs qPCR, colour vs amplitude multiplexing and different types of dPCR technologies.
Jonathan Weiss
Jonathan Weiss, PhD
Dr. Jonathan Weiss has been at QIAGEN since 2023. As an R&D scientist, he focuses on new approaches to push the limits of digital PCR. He has years of experience in translational research and has developed dPCR assays to answer complex clinical questions. Jonathan holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Cologne.
Jan Rohde
Jan Rohde, PhD
Jan Rohde received his PhD from Medical University Frankfurt, Germany. He went on to hold several scientific roles in multinational companies, such as Thermo Fisher Scientific and Takara Bio Europe. Jan joined QIAGEN in 2020, has since then had various roles related to digital PCR and is currently designing assays and managing projects in the Lab Consultancy department.