- Bengaluru-based Biotechnology company Bione Ventures Private Limited has launched a Home Screening Kit for Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
- According to the company, the kit is available at a cost of Rs 2000 to 3000 in the market. And, it is easy to use and the most important point is it displays accurate results within a few minutes.
- Home Screening Kit,
- The home screening kit is an IgG and IgM-based tool that delivers results in 5 to 10 minutes. After receiving the kit, the Users have to clean their finger with an alcohol swab and use the lancet provided to finger-prick.
- The cartridge provided reads the results from the blood sample thus obtained, within 5-10 minutes.
- About Bione Company,
- Bione is a Biotechnology company that was founded in 2019 by genomicist Dr. Surendra K Chikara. Its headquarter is in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Prior to this, Bione had also developed a Microbiome Test Kit to check Gut Dysbiosis and Genetic tests.
Published On : 06 Apr 2020
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