NEW YORK (360Dx) – UK-based Epigem said Thursday that it is collaborating with Northumbria University to develop a cost-effective, disposable tuberculosis testing kit for developing countries. 

The entities will engage in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, managed by the UK government's innovation agency Innovate UK, that provides Epigem with access to experts, research, and data on the Newcastle upon Tyne-based Northumbria University campus.