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MyLab Discovery Solutions' Covid-19 antigen testing kits get ICMR nod

MyLab's kit named 'Pathocatch' will be available for orders immediately and will be priced at around Rs 450

Health workers conduct the Covid-19 rapid antigen testing at Bhim Nagar, in Gurugram.
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Health workers conduct the Covid-19 rapid antigen testing at Bhim Nagar, in Gurugram

Sohini Das Mumbai
Molecular diagnostics company, Mylab Discovery Solutions, which launched the first indigenous RT-PCR testing kit, has got the nod to commercially make antigen testing kits for Covid-19. It will be the first Indian firm to get approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that has developed the kit in India and will be making it here too.

MyLab’s kit named Pathocatch will be available for orders immediately and will be priced at Rs 450.

At present, Korean company SD Biosensor makes the antigen kits in use. It was the only firm approved by ICMR for these kits. It has