A breakthrough coronavirus detection kit has been developed that can test nearly 200 patient samples in under five hours. The kit, by Genetic Signatures, can test 188 samples in roughly 4.5 hours, with minimal hands-on time for lab technicians.
Genetic Signatures has been working on the kit since January, when the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak became obvious.
Now, the Sydney-based firm claims that it’s ready to start supplying the kit to hospitals and test labs across the UK. Dr John Melki, CEO of Genetic Signatures, said: “We recently increased our capabilities in Europe and are ready to serve hospitals and test labs across the UK and European Union. “Customers will be able to use the test to screen for the SARS-CoV-2 on its own
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