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LAMP based, point of care POC rapid and low cost diagnostic test for COVID-19

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    BIRAC

  • Principal Investigator

    Sethulekshmy Nair C

  • Research Location

    India

  • Lead Research Institution

    SCMS Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Development - Pratap Foundation for Education and Training

  • 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 invention is a LAMP Loop activated isothermal amplification based method to diagnose the COVID-19 virus. A rapid, point of care, low cost method that does not require highly skilled personnel, but offers same sensitivity as the current RT PCR method.