FluroTest Prepares to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern with High-Throughput COVID-19 Testing Platform
"FluroTest" or The Company), a first-mover in surge-scale rapid antigen testing for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens, are pleased to announce based on the data collected to date that the FluroTest platform will be capable of detecting the primary variants of concern now spreading across North America and fueling serious outbreaks around the world. Many of the variants of concern are mutations that alter the viral structure through the spike ("S") protein found on the molecular surface. FluroTest's antigen immunoassay detects the nucleocapsid ("N") protein, which is found deep w...