SCTIMST launches RT-PCR kit
The Hindu
The kit validated by the ICMR gives test results within two hours
A multiplex RT-PCR kit for COVID-19 detection, which gives test results within two hours, developed by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, was launched formally on a virtual platform on Tuesday by president of the Institute V.K. Saraswat. The kit has been validated by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at the National Institute of Virology, Pune. The validation shows that the kit has 97.3% sensitivity and 100% specificity in COVID-19 detection, an official press note issued by the SCTIMST said. The SCTIMST has already signed a technology transfer agreement with Huwel Lifesciences, Hyderabad, which will now release the product commercially.
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