News on immunoassay systems and applications.
The ELISA-based test has shown 98.8 percent sensitivity and 99.6 percent specificity for detecting SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG against two virus antigens.
The advent of high-throughput antigen testing is especially timely as global regions are suffering second and third waves of infections during the coronavirus pandemic, Ortho said.
The company is drawing on its previous experience developing and commercializing its HIV self-test to make progress on a test that could be used for three different indications.
Life science product revenues nearly doubled, offsetting a continuing slide in the firm's diagnostics revenues.
The firm signed a deal with Zotal to be exclusive Israeli distributor of the test, which measures proteins in patient blood to detect diabetic kidney disease.
