HLL Lifecare launches test kit for dengue, chikungunya
HLL Lifecare Limited has entered the molecular diagnostics area with the launch of duplex test kit for chikungunya and dengue. The kit was developed by HLL in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram.
HLL Lifecare also has a tie-up with Kerala State Institute for Virology and Infectious Diseases, under the state’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department, for third-party validation of the diagnostic kits. The product will be launched in the market soon.
“It is going to be a handy tool in screening of patients on a large-scale basis in an affordable manner,” said M Ayyappan, chairman and managing director.