Mylab Discovery has become the first Indian firm to get approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commercially make antigen RT-PCR testing kits for COVID-19.
The kit, ‘Pathocatch’ will be available immediately at Rs 450 each, reported Business Standard. The Korean company SD Biosensor, which has a plant in Manesar was the only firm approved by ICMR for these kits, the report added. Maharashtra-based Vishat Diagnostic that supplies an antigen kit from Belgium’s Coris BioConcept also got ICMR approval.
“The launch of the antigen testing kit is in line with the government’s expectation to increase rapid testing, which is the point-of-care method and complements the more rigorous RT-PCR test to detect coronavirus,” Business Standard reported the company as saying.
Managing Director Hasmukh Rawal, Mylab Discovery Solutions told Business Standard, “With the approval for an antigen testing kit, we will cover the whole spectrum of COVID-19 testing.”
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