Takara Bio's Technology Enables Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center to Develop a Faster COVID-19 Test for Rural Communities : vimarsana.com
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takara Bio USA, Inc.., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., is collaborating with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) to enable better and faster COVID-19 testing for rural communities in the United States and around the world. Many rural communities have been struggling to keep up with the demand for COVID-19 testing. Although medical and laboratory personnel are doing their best to process samples, current detection protocols are expensive and slow, and they can expose laboratory personnel to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Furthermore, underserved communities have been hit especially hard by supply chain issues with sample processing components.