First Omicron-specific PCR kit launched by home-grown biotech firm
SINGAPORE - Home-grown biotechnology firm BioAcumen Global has launched Singapores first Omicron-specific Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit.
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SINGAPORE - Home-grown biotechnology firm BioAcumen Global has launched Singapores first Omicron-specific Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit.
The test kit can detect the Omicron variant without an additional gene sequencing step.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The technique used to preserve food could prove to be a game changer in Singapore's fight against Covid-19 through the development of freeze-dried Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits, which would simplify storage and transportation requirements. Local biotech company BioAcumen Global said the key benefit of lyophilisation, as the technique is called, is that it removes the need for refrigeration currently required for Covid-19 PCR test kits. Freeze-dried kits can be kept at room temperature without any degradation. BioAcumen Global officially opened its new lyophili...