Seegene

The test was already authorized for use in Canada and South Korea. Seegene has sold more than 10 million of the assay in more than 60 countries.

Seegene said Monday that the Health Canada approval will enable hospitals and licensed labs there to run the assay immediately for high-volume testing.

The single-tube real-time PCR-based test has also received CE marking, according to Seegene, and is now commercially available.

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Through the joint collaboration, Seegene plans to accelerate development of its random access system on Hamilton's automated liquid handling platforms.

The company's new QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR system allows users to wield multi-modal software to detect pathogens.

Seegene will use its proprietary assay development technologies to create highly multiplexed tests for the Hologic Fusion platform.