IISc start-up PathShodh gets regulatory approvals for Covid-19 testPathShodh has received the license from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture the test for sale, IISc said...
19 May, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
ICMR comes out with list of antibody detection kits to be used for sero-surveysThe apex health research body has so far approved three batches of 'COVID Kavach ELISA IgG kits' developed by Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd, ...
04 Jun, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
Syngene International soars 5% on Covid-19 test kit deal with HiMediaThe kit has the capacity to test samples together in a single run and generate results within 3 hours.
03 Jun, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Elisa tests back in favour to detect antibodies for Covid-19, some local companies await callThese tests have become a face-saver for many governments across the world.
13 May, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Covid-19: Tests soon to gauge immunity levelsIn the initial stage of the population-based serological survey, blood samples will be collected from 800 individuals from each of the sele...
12 May, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
National Institute of Virology develops 1st indigenous antibody detection kit for COVID: Harsh Vardhan"National Institute of Virology, Pune, has successfully developed the 1st indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody ...
10 May, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
ICMR to study prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infected people to check for community spreadThe study can help ascertain whether there has been community transmission of the respiratory disease in those areas or not, official sourc...
08 May, 2020, 09.06 PM IST
Syngene International to seek nod for Elisa kits for antibody testThe enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) test measures immunoglobulin levels and is useful in testing asymptomatic and convalescent pa...
01 May, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
- IIEST Shibpur to set up cell for reliable dengue detection, research
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Prompted by the recent largescale episode of dengue in West Bengal and across the country, the Indian Institute of En...
05 Nov, 2017, 06.47 PM IST
Delhi government to ban rapid diagnostic dengue test kit for being "non-reliable"The decision was taken at a review meeting on dengue held yesterday, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
10 Sep, 2015, 08.02 PM IST
New cheaper, sensitive Ebola test to help curb disease spreadA new Ebola test that uses magnetic nanoparticles is 100 times more sensitive than the current test and could help curb the spread of the d...
10 Sep, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Centre mulls banning rapid dengue diagnostic kitsThe central government is considering a ban on the sale of rapid dengue diagnostic test kits for their "non-reliable" test results.
08 Sep, 2015, 08.06 PM IST
Researchers develop paper-based test to diagnose Ebola, dengueThe paper-based device changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, which can help diagnose the dise...
19 Aug, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Second dengue death in Delhi; nearly 280 total casesThe city today reported its second dengue victim in the death of a 37-year-old woman even as the total number of cases shot to an alarming ...
17 Aug, 2015, 10.30 PM IST
Dengue cases rise 125% in Delhi within a week, 1 death reportedThe total number of cases in the capital reported till August 8 has jumped alarmingly to 119, a rise of nearly 125 per cent over the last w...
10 Aug, 2015, 07.38 PM IST
Dengue cases near 1000 mark, five deaths so farFive dengue deaths have been reported so far in the national capital even as the total number of cases shot up alarmingly to near 1,000 mar...
20 Sep, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- Budget 2012: Exempt duty for antigens/antibodies used in diagnostic kits, says FICCI
The import of raw materials such as antigens/antibodies or any other ingredient corresponding to the manufacture of diagnostic test kits sp...
18 Feb, 2012, 04.40 PM IST