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LOL.....a sense a hint of jealousy, go back over to BRH it desperately needs you
Lb2 read the rns
12 June 2020
Automated assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings plc (IDS), a specialty solution provider to the clinical laboratory diagnostic market, announces a new automated COVID-19 IgG assay (The Test) has achieved CE marking and is expected to be available for sale by the end of this month.
The Test, which arises from the partnership between IDS and Technogenetics, is designed to run on the automated IDS-iSYS analyser. Today IDS and Technogenetics reached a commercial agreement under which IDS shall sell, market and support this Test on a global basis. For territories which do not accept CE marked products, the requisite regulatory approvals will be required.
Test Overview
· Detects specific IgG antibodies indicating past exposure to the COVID-19 virus and immune response;
· Quantitative test determines antibody concentration (titer), not just a 'yes/no' result;
· Highly accurate with a sensitivity of 100%1 and a specificity of 99.4%2, thus meeting the performance criteria specified by MHRA and the Royal College of Pathology, as well as the most common international performance requirements;
· Test results available within 25 minutes.
Unlike many COVID-19 serology assays currently available, this Test is a quantitative assay. It can determine the antibody concentration in patient serum, rather than giving a 'yes/no' result for prior exposure to the virus. Although the clinical level of functional immunity conferred by SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies has not yet been determined, we believe quantitative tests may ultimately be valuable in determining immunity status based on the levels of antibody in the blood.
All steps of the Test are automated with no manual reagent preparation required, ensuring minimal hands-on time for lab staff and a high daily throughput.
IDS-iSYS analysers are already installed in over six hundred laboratories worldwide, including many NHS hospitals. The majority of these analysers are in territories which use the CE mark as the basis for regulatory approval. Each system is capable of running over 10,000 tests per month.
Jaap Stuut, CEO of IDS commented
"We are pleased that our collaboration with Technogenetics has achieved the important milestone of CE-marking a quantitative, fully automated SARS-CoV-2 antibody test running on the IDS-iSYS analyser. We anticipate launching this assay throughout Europe later this month. IDS has increased production levels of its analysers, and we have sufficient inventory levels to facilitate higher analyser placement levels driven by new customers wishing to run the Test."
NT to buy at any stage for anything over 500
LB2 there are about six hundred worldwide ..this is still a good company but I would say be careful to new investors ...avoid the hype do your own research !
And they are already in NHS hospitals