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Development and validation a real-time RT-PCR test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus for COVID-19 diagnosis, RNA extraction and RT kits, Automated sample prep and RNA extraction system, Affordable Battery operated qPCR platform

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    BIRAC

  • Principal Investigator

    Anitha Rajagopal

  • Research Location

    India

  • Lead Research Institution

    Yaathum Biotech Pvt. Ltd

  • 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

An indigenous multiplex real-time RT-PCR based molecular diagnostic test to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in respiratory specimens naso/oropharyngeal swabs of COVID-19 suspected individuals in 2 hours and at a fraction of current costs, at Rs.100 per test. It targets 3 different regions E, N, orf1ab in SARS-CoV-2 genome and RNAse-P internal positive control within the same reaction through multiplexing qPCR. Positive control also included. Our kit performance has been validated and approved by ICMR