US FIRM CEPHEID SEEKING APPROVALS TO MANUFACTURE POINT-OF-CARE COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TEST KITS IN INDIA

Highlights

• Rashi Garg, General Manager, Cepheid said “From the manufacturing perspective of COVID (diagnostics), we are working on getting certain approvals, and then will be to be part of Make-in-India.”

• The American company had received emergency au...

APPREHENSION RIFE OVER TESTING KITS LOSING SHINE WITH COVID-19 VACCINES UNDERWAY

• As global pharmaceutical industries and biotech firms fight it out in containing the virus spread and accelerate their development of COVID-19 vaccines, there is much apprehension afloat that makers of testing kits may no longer enjoy the surging demand that lasted throughout the year wit...

WASHINGTON ALMOST REACHING MASS TESTING

Highlights: 

• Washington has ordered for more testing kits 
• Drive-through testing centres are helping the state to run more tests and adding to the numbers 

Even as the US peaked in its covid-19 deaths on Thursday, Washington’s or...