TAG: GNA BIOSOLUTIONS

April 21, 2021

Germany’s GNA Biosolutions Commercializing Rapid MDx Instrument, SARS-CoV-2 Test

Jan 27, 2021 NEW YORK – With recent regulatory approval in Germany, GNA Biosolutions has begun commercializing a rapid, moderate-throughput, sample-to-answer molecular diagnostics instrument called Octea along with an assay for SARS-CoV-2. The Munich-based firm also is using support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) to develop its technology into a disposable molecular diagnostics system, which it expects to be a pioneer in instrument-free home-use molecular testing. GNA Biosolutions received Emergency Use Authorization from the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices for its SARS-CoV-2 test on the Octea instrument late last year. The Octea tests eight samples simultaneously, while...

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