RE: Interesting write up on Novacyt30 Apr 2021 12:33
From Kaerens link
Versalab was launched in December 2020 to support private sector testing of infectious diseases, initially focused on Covid-19. This has enabled Novacyt to identify a growing number of UK and international mobile testing opportunities across the private sector.
The company’s MPLs will be fully equipped with its Promate assay and q16 PCR instruments. This product is the only direct-to-PCR Covid-19 assay approved by the Department of Health and Social Care’s Technology Validation Group. The Promate workflow, which includes a viral inactivation buffer, means the MPLs do not require a category 2 laboratory to handle the live virus. As a result, the cost of testing is reduced, as well as the risks associated with handling the live virus in a mobile testing unit. This workflow allows Novacyt to provide rapid results to patients in under 80 minutes. Novacyt is one of the first companies to offer mobile testing units to deliver same day, on-site results using the gold standard sensitivity and specificity of PCR technology. Each MPL is able to process up to 900 Covid-19 samples per day, depending on customer needs. This throughput model supports multiple use cases such as on-site testing at workplaces, schools, sporting and music events. Novacyt is also in the process of validating the use of its SNPsig portfolio with Promate to enable a mobile workflow solution that can detect the original Sars-Cov-2 strain and identify variants of concern to support healthcare providers rapidly identify the outbreak of surge infections in localized areas.