Cambridge University to shut Lighthouse Lab for processing NHS and student Covid tests
The test centre, which has processed three million swabs since March 2020, will shut down and swabs will be redirected elsewhere
A Cambridge s Cambridge Covid-19 Testing Centre employee preparing a test plate for the reaction that identifies the virus. (Image: Cambridge University)
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BiologIC Technologies Helps Implement High-throughput Heat Inactivation of Patient Samples at Cambridge Lighthouse Laboratory
BiologIC Technologies, a pioneer in Industry 4.0 technologies for the bio-revolution, has collaborated with AstraZeneca and Electrolux Professional to implement a high-throughput solution for heat inactivation of patient samples at the Cambridge Lighthouse Laboratory. This solution renders the virus non-infectious, enhancing the safety, sustainability and scalability of the testing process.
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BiologIC Technologies helps implement high-throughput heat inactivation of patient samples at Cambridge UK COVID-19 Test Centre. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Cambridge Lighthouse Laboratory, established by AstraZeneca, the University of Cambridge and GlaxoSmithKline, and subsequently partnering with Charles River Laboratories,
Covid-19: Unknown person with Brazilian variant traced to Croydon
Croydon Council will be working alongside the NHS Test and Trace to provide extra testing. Pic: Jakayla Toney
An unknown person infected with the dangerous new variant of Covid, originally found in Brazil, has now been traced to Croydon, officials have disclosed.
Officials believe the person has not infected anybody else as they were self-isolating after a trip to Brazil, however extra testing is being carried out around parts of South London as a precaution, including their contacts.
The specific location of the person has not been disclosed, buyt Croydon Council said it would be working alongside the NHS Test and Trace to provide extra testing in South Norwood and Thornton Heath area.
London Covid: Expert explains how mystery person with Brazil coronavirus variant was found in Croydon
A team of 40 people tracked down the mystery person using a single bar code
Further precautionary testing will now be carried out in Croydon (Image: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
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