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CE MARK, Roll out April - 2m tests per week, by End April, Capacity will fill demand across a range of LFT's
Omega (AIM: ODX), the medical diagnostics company focused on CD4, infectious diseases and food intolerance, announces that it has CE-Marked Mologic Ltd's ('Mologic') lateral flow antigen test for COVID-19, to be sold for professional-use under Omega's VISITECT® brand. The test will provide healthcare professionals with an accurate rapid test for the detection of the nucleoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in respiratory swabs.
Having commenced technology transfer late last year Omega has CE-marked the product and is now in the process of completing marketing launch for commercial roll-out which is expected to start in April.
The Company is already in discussion with a number of potential commercial partners looking to order the test post launch.
The Company is well on its way to establishing a lateral flow production capacity of approximately 2 million tests per week by the end of April from its Alva facility in Scotland. This production capacity will be used to produce this VISITECT® branded antigen test for sale to third-party commercial customers.
The Company's production capacity will be used to fulfil demand across a range of lateral flow tests:
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