To set up the labs, the IIT Alumni Council has consulted several domain experts from virology, RTPCR machine manufacturing, test kits, pooling algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and microfluidics IIT Alumni Council will set up a massive genetic testing lab, MegaLab, in Mumbai for covid-19 and other infectious diseases.

It will have a capacity of 10 million RT-PCR tests per month. The IIT body will start identifying partners to run these labs through a global competition.

To set up the labs, the council has consulted several domain experts from virology, RTPCR machine manufacturing, test kits, pooling algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and microfluidics. “MegaLab will be based on the end-to-end Kodoy

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