Called Assure, the test kit detects antibodies known as IgG and IgM, which are produced by the human immune system after it has been exposed to Sars-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19.
In a similar manner to a pregnancy test, if the antibodies are present, the resulting molecules will form a visible line showing the test result.
This can help identify asymptomatic individuals or those with only mild symptoms who did not undergo a polymerase chain reaction test. The organizations, which started developing the kit in March this year, said Assure was evaluated by the National University Hospital’s Department of Laboratory Medicine, and demonstrated good results for both serum and whole blood.
MP Biomedicals said it has started to ramp up the production of the test kit here, and it is ready to be deployed at any time. It has also been distributed to regions such as Europe, Africa and South America.The corporation’s senior research and development manager, Dr Delynn Xu, said: “We are not the first one in the market but chasing the best performance is always our primary goal. With this rapid antibody test kit, we are proud to contribute to the global fight against Covid-19.
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