Rapid Flow-Through Testing Technology Expanded for HIV Diagnosis

A new range of rapid HIV testing products is being produced utilizing a new scientific test platform.

The core technology platform, which is the basis a new generation of infectious disease testing products, includes a rapid flow-through diagnostic device, assay, and multi-functional buffer.

The rapid diagnostic tests were developed by MedMira (Halifax, Canada) and are to be sold by the German company Vitest (Hennigsdorf, Germany). This is the first shipment of MedMira's private label product to a distributor in Europe. Under the private label agreement, Vitest will market and sell the new product under the Vitest brand and it will be a part of the Vitest suite of rapid testing products.

"Our rapid flow-through technology platform has an endless list of potential applications, for which our current product pipeline has barely scratched the surface,” said Hermes Chan, president and CEO of MedMira. "Our strategic goals involve the pursuit of a wide range of opportunities to diversify not only our own product portfolio, but also to make available a private label or OEM [original equipment manufacturer] capability to fill the needs of our partners. We are pleased to welcome Vitest as our first partner in this endeavor.”

MedMira is a developer and manufacturer of flow-through rapid diagnostics. The company's tests provide hospitals, labs, clinics, and individuals worldwide with reliable, rapid diagnosis for diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C in just three minutes. The company's tests are sold under the Reveal, MiraWell, MiraCare, and Multiplo brands. MedMira's rapid HIV test has achieved regulatory approvals in Canada, the United States, China, and the European Union.

The Maple Biosciences division of MedMira develops and commercializes diagnostic instruments based on two new biosensor-based technology platforms. Solutions developed by The Maple Biosciences division of MedMira enable routine laboratory tests to be performed in minutes, increasing laboratory automation, and streamlining the diagnosis of multiple conditions and diseases.


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