covid 19 testing kits

CSIR-CCMB, Apollo Hospitals tie up for development of rapid Covid-19 testing kits

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CSIR-CCMB, Apollo Hospitals tie up for development of rapid Covid-19 testing kits

The current gold-standard method, on the contrary, requires many expensive reagents and steps that add to the expertise, money and time required for the tests. (Representational image) CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Apollo Hospitals on Thursday announced a collaboration for joint manufacturing and commercialisation of an innovative dry swab test — direct … Read more

COVID-19: The need of RT-PCR testing kits

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COVID-19: The need of RT-PCR testing kits

RT-PCR method has been traditionally carried out as a single-step or a two-step procedure (Representational image: PTI) By Rajesh Patel As of August 06, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 18 million confirmed cases, with 706,000+ deaths globally. With the pandemic gripping firmly, availability of accurate and rapid diagnostic procedures becomes imminent to develop understanding … Read more