Integumen PLC - Irish scientific research and analysis business - Signs material transfer agreement with the Aptamer Group Ltd to develop and manufacture aptamers to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater. Aptamers identify localised Covid-19 hotspots in wastewater, from which authorities can be alerted through Integumen's alert system to prevent the spread of the disease. The agreement formalises Integumen's access to Aptamer Group's raw materials for coating aptamers on silicon wafer surfaces at nano-scale. Integumen will provide the Aptamer Group with access to its UK Sand Hutton manufacturing facilities, which specialises in laboratory-grown human skin equivalents specifically designed to host bacteria, virus and fungi.
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