A Pune based testing services MyLab has become the first Indian company to get a commercial approval from CDSCO for the sales of COVID-19 testing kits.
The testing methodology adopted have been validated by National Institute of Virology in Pune.
It is First 'Made in India' COVID19 Test Kit that has been commercially approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
The kits are based on Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain reaction
A single kit can study 1000 samples.
The testing time of COVID-19 in current lab testing services is 4 hours.
However, MyLAb’s testing time is 2 ½ hours.
The laboratory is to sell the kits at Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500 per test.
Currently, the Government of India has fixed the cap price of COVID-19 as Rs 4,500.