According to a recent Reuters article, the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to the first portable PCR COVID-19 test kit. The test comes from Silicon Valley startup Visby Medical. Founder and CEO Adam de la Zerda began working on a handheld PCR testing machine over seven years ago with the intention of diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases. Like many companies, he decided to pivot with the outbreak of COVID-19.
FDA Approves Portable Handheld PCR COVID-19 Test
The machine has been in development for over seven years.
Sep 24, 2020
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