from the RNS5 May 2020 11:17
The Genedrive® is a versatile instrument that can be used across a range of applications and provides rapid results in small hospitals, clinics and in the field. It takes as little as 27 minutes from sample to result compared to days required by a service laboratory, enabling prompt clinical decision making. It has a single use, disposable reagent cartridge revenue model and works by single push button device activation. The Genedrive® can operate in hot and humid conditions present outside laboratories and can be configured with a UPS battery to withstand fluctuating power availability. The Genedrive® instrument is designed to be affordable with the system and test price points targeted to be accessible to worldwide markets and, subject to the development of the SARS-CoV-2 ID Kit, is expected to have utility in the diagnosis of Covid-19 in a variety of environments and settings.