Bio-Rad Receives the US FDA's Emergency Use Authorization for its Droplet Digital PCR Test Kit to Detect COVID-19
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- The US FDA has granted EUA for its COVID-19 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test that runs on Bio-Rad's QX200 and QXDx ddPCR systems
- Due to its high sensitivity- the test is well-suited for screening upper respiratory samples in patients with a low viral load as compared to other quantitative PCR tests. The test provides clinicians with a high degree of sensitivity to improve the accuracy of reported results
- The EUA marks the Bio-Rad’s second EUA that has been granted for COVID-19. On Apr 30- 2020- the company has received EUA for its serology test to detect AB to the COVID-19
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