Temasek invests USD 85 mn in Molbio DiagnosticsThe fresh funds from Temasek along with those from existing investors such as Motilal Oswal Alternates, will help the company accelerate de...
Contacts of confirmed cases don't need to get tested unless identified as high risk, says government advisoryThe ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19 also said individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travels do not need to ...
Molbio Diagnostics gets DCGI nod for Nipah virus testingNipah virus testing can now be performed rapidly on Truenat, a real-time PCR platform, on demand, the Goa-based firm said. This will result...
Temasek in talks to buy into Covid test kit-maker MolbioMotilal Oswal PE has about 13.5% stake, acquiring it through two tranches of primary and secondary deals at a valuation of about ₹1,600-₹2,...
Delhi HC seeks AAP govt stand on plea against Rs 800 price cap on RTPCR testsAssociation of Practising Pathologists has contended that the price fixed would not cover the cost of consumables to be used in the test.
Air India bans RT-PCR tests through Point of Care devices, Companies say decision unfairManufacturers of TrueNat and CBNAAT (cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test) systems said the decision was taken without any expla...
ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for COVID-19The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing 'testing on demand' for individ...
PoC Covid-19 tests too fail to deliver fast results as India ramps up testingIn a meeting with state on Tuesday PM Modi, too, has advised the CMs to focus on testing, tracing and isolating contacts of infected people...
UP govt to undertake 3-day special campaign to curb COVID-19 spreadThe Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a three-day special cleanliness campaign to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection and o...
India has now 901 labs for COVID-19 testing, recovery rate at 51%As per the government's data, there are 534 Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs (347 government and 187 private), 296 TrueNat based testing...
Covid-19 results in an hour: Dozen states, Centre, line up at this Goa startup for testing machinesRajasthan and Maharashtra are also in talks with the company for the TrueNat machines and the testing kits. The TrueNat machines and kits p...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath puts his state planes for Covid-19 serviceSince June 1 and before Wednesday, Adityanath’s state planes had already brought 41 TrueNat machines - which are being used to screen Covid...
Centre aims at doubling testing to 2,00,000 a day, with focus on states witnessing migrant influxThe Centre plans to double its Covid-19 testing capacity to 200,000 a day, with a special focus on states facing an influx of migrant worke...
Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 casesNow, the ICMR has issued revised guidelines for TrueNat testing for COVID-1, saying the "TrueNat system is now a comprehensive assay for sc...
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...
ICMR approves use of diagnostic machine used for drug-resistant TB for COVID-19The ICMR has validated 'TruenatTM beta CoV test on TruelabTM workstation' and has recommended it as a screening test, the apex health resea...
Motilal Oswal PE fund to invest up to Rs 240 crore in Molbio DiagnosticsMolbio along with its subsidiary Bigtec Labs, has developed and commercialised Truenat, which is claimed to be the world's first commercial...