The Generium bio-pharmaceutical company, located in Russia’s Vladimir Region, has registered the first Russian-made coronavirus infection express test, developed by the Medical Biological Union Group, the company announced April 6.
“Generium’s innovative coronavirus express test, developed by the Medical Biological Union company, has been registered by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare. This is the first domestic-made express test, which enables the detection of the coronavirus with 94% precision within 40 minutes using standard equipment,” the company claimed.
The company explained that, unlike other tests, based on the polymerase chain reaction, the new test system uses the loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method. Its implementation reduces the analysis time by more than 66%, and also reduces the chance of an accidental specimen switch thanks to the reduced number of preparation stages...
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