Trivitron develops kit for detection of Monkeypox virus"As a responsible MedTech product manufacturer, we feel that the current situation calls for immediate measures to stop the viral spread. I...
27 May, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Cipla inks pact with Genes2Me to launch COVID-19 RT PCR test kitWith the launch of the "RT-Direct multiplex COVID-19 RT PCR" test kit, the Mumbai-based drug firm is expanding its diagnostics offerings, i...
10 May, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Low-cost smartphone based test can accurately detect COVID-19 in 20 minutesThe Harmony COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Washington in the US detects genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 v...
25 Jan, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Tata Medical and Diagnostics develops kit to detect Omicron variant in RT-PCR testsThe test kit is compatible with all standard Real-Time PCR Machines. The first target is based on S-gene dropout or S-gene target failure (...
05 Jan, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Omicron sibling can't be detected by imported RT-PCR kits: ExpertsThe elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...
03 Jan, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
CCMB ties up with Meril to produce dry swab-based RT-PCR test kitsMeril is currently equipped to manufacture 2 crore kits a month where each kit suffices for 100 tests. Each test will cost Rs 45-60, the co...
08 Jul, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Government weighing faster tests, vaccine approval, say officialsRT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) tests may not be the need of the hour because it detects viruses even when a perso...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
Equine Biotech, incubated at IISc, develops indigenous testing kit for Covid-19The test kit, called GlobalTM diagnostic and based on Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), has been approved for use i...
26 Sep, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
GenePath Diagnostics develops quantitative COVID-19 test kit for drug makersThe kit is currently being used by a couple of unidentified drug makers in India, said GenePath Diagnostics CEO Nickhil Jakatdar. He said t...
22 Sep, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Indian companies ready to export coronavirus test kits, target Latin America, Eastern Europe marketsIndia has a manufacturing capacity of 1 billion RT-PCR kits. The country on an average is doing daily testing of 600,000 samples.
10 Aug, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
Mylab Discovery Solutions gets ICMR nod for its antigen testing kit for COVID-19"After bringing an affordable RT-PCR test to reduce dependence on foreign kits, we launched Compact XL to accelerate COVID-19 testing. Now,...
22 Jul, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Covid-19 test kit Corosure developed by IIT Delhi launched; base price at Rs 399With the launch, the RT-PCR based Covid-19 diagnostic kit will now be available for use by the authorised testing labs. Even after adding t...
15 Jul, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
Covid-19 diagnostic test makers want export ban lifted as demand for kits from Indian states slow downThe reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests, known as RT-PCR tests, are the gold standard in diagnosing Covid-19. The demand ...
11 Jun, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
Genie Labs to make IIT-Delhi's PCR diagnostic assay kit for Covid-19While standard RT-PCR kits in the market are probe-based, this design does away with probes completely. Instead it detects COVID-19 specifi...
03 Jun, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
Goa diagnostic company’s tuberculosis device could help scale up Covid-19 testingTruenat, a product of Molbio Diagnostics that’s been used to detect tuberculosis, also speeds up the reverse transcription polymerase chain...
12 May, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
Rajasthan ceases use of rapid testing kits as most results invalidHealth Minister Raghu Sharma said the kits were giving mere five per cent correct or valid results and a report has been forwarded to the I...
21 Apr, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
COVID-19 impact: Test-kit makers rue ‘total’ export banMolecular diagnostics companies have expressed concern after the government on Saturday decided to ban export of all diagnostic kits and re...
06 Apr, 2020, 07.44 AM IST