Covid-19: Biocon's Syngene partners with HiMedia Labs for Elisa test kits

Biocon’s research arm Syngene, which has developed Elisa antibody test kits for Covid-19, has tied up with biosciences HiMedia Laboratories for manufacturing and distribution of the kits.

These test kits, developed indigenously, test the presence of SARS-COV-2 antibodies and confirm if a patient has been exposed to the coronavirus. It has a capacity to test samples together in a single run and generates results within 3 hours.

“Syngene has developed an Elisa kit that allows higher throughput and generates faster results. We are happy to tie-up with HiMedia who will make the kits available at a large scale to significantly