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COVID-19 Strategic Planning and Delivery of Testing

  • Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Grant number: GA79778

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,781,523.48

  • Funder

    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Australia

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Melbourne

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

This project consists of four key sub-projects that tackle the evolving pandemic, increase testing capability and control transmission of COVID-19. 1. 'One-step' nucleic acid detection that saves on critical lab consumables and is rapid. 2. Post-market evaluation of TGA approved diagnostic tests before to ensure the quality, accuracy and sensitivity. 3. Development of new testing protocols to enable more individuals to be tested. 4. Testing and validation of serological POCT and assays.