Siemens Healthineers Launches Rapid Coronavirus Test
14 Octubre 2020 - 4:11AM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Joshua Kirby
Siemens Healthineers AG said Wednesday that it is launching a
rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
Covid-19.
The German medical-equipment maker said the product, which is
called Clinitest,is able to identifiy infections in individuals
within 15 minutes, allowing them to isolate more quickly and avoid
propagating the virus.
The test is a point-of-care cassette test needing no laboratory
instruments or specialized personnel to administer, the company
said.
The test is being launched in CE-mark countries in Europe, and
will also be submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
for emergency-use authorization, Siemens Healthineers said.
"This rapid antigen test makes testing available to more people
across a wider variety of settings--particularly in locations that
need to test people quickly such as airports or that have limited
access to laboratory resources such as schools," Christoph Pedain,
head of point-of-care diagnostics at Siemens Healthineers,
said.
Write to Joshua Kirby at joshua.kirby@dowjones.com
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