RT-PCR test kit for Omicron ready, will approach ICMR if need arises, says TrueNat maker
The Print, December 18, 2021
https://theprint.in/health/rt-pcr-test-kit-for-omicron-ready-will-approach-icmr-if-need-arises-says-truenat-maker/783150/
Molbio Diagnostics director & chief technical officer Chandrasekhar Nair, awarded Infosys Prize 2021 this month, says they are waiting to see 'impact' of variant on public health.
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Importance of Point-of-Care Testing in India
The Health Site, December 15, 2021
https://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/importance-of-point-of-care-testing-in-india-852137/
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the huge gaps in India's health care system and the need for novel point-of-care solutions
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Infosys Prize 2021 highlights best of science, research in India
Team Lounge, Livemint, December 03, 2021
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/smart-living/innovation/infosys-prize-2021-highlights-best-of-science-research-in-india-111638443445196.html
Chandrasekhar Nair, chief technology officer of Molbio Diagnostics in Bengaluru, was awarded the prize in engineering and computer science for the development and large-scale deployment of TrueNat, a new point-of-care testing platform for PCR-based medical diagnostics.
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Three from Bengaluru bag Infosys Prize 2021
The Hindu, December 03, 2021
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/three-from-bengaluru-bag-infosys-prize-2021/article37812803.ece
Chandrasekhar Nair, CTO of Molbio Diagnostics, for his development and large-scale deployment of TrueNat, a new point-of-care testing platform for PCR-based medical diagnostics.
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Truenat is today fulfilling goal of being a multi-disease platform: Chandrasekhar Nair, Molbio Diagnostics
Shardul Nautiyal, Financial Express Health care, October 26, 2021
https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/diagnostic/truenat-is-today-fulfilling-goal-of-being-a-multi-disease-platform-chandrasekhar-nair-molbio-diagnostics/2356591/
Truenat was validated extensively by ICMR and FIND for Indian and WHO approvals for sensitive and rapid detection of MDR-TB
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Molbio Diagnostics receives DCGI nod for Scrub Typhus test
ET Health World; October 11, 2021, October 11, 2021
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/molbio-launches-truenat-scrub-t-test-for-scrub-typhus/86939921
Truenat by Molbio is a point of care Real-Time PCR platform that had earlier been approved to detect numerous infectious diseases like COVID-19, Tuberculosis, H1N1, Dengue, Hepatitis amongst others
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Speeding up medical intervention
The Navhind Time Desk, October 03, 2021
https://www.navhindtimes.in/2021/10/03/magazines/panorama/speeding-up-medical-intervention/
NT NETWORK speaks with founder-director and chief executive officer, Molbio Diagnostics, Sriram Natarajan to find out about Truenat, human diagnostics, trends in healthcare, and more
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Diagnostics Sector In India: Challenges And Opportunities Presented By COVID-19 Pandemic
Longjam Dineshwori, The Health Site, September 21,2021, September 21, 2021
https://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/diagnostics-sector-in-india-challenges-and-opportunities-presented-by-covid-19-pandemic-838469/
It underlined the need for simple point-of-care solutions that can be used by anyone, anywhere with minimal investments. Goa-based Molbio Diagnostics' Truenat platform, a point-of-care molecular diagnostics system, has been playing a significant role in the fight against COVID-19. The single platform can test 30+ diseases and share the results in less than an hour
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Eyeing to be a major player in the global molecular diagnostics market
Prathiba Raju, ET Health World, September 15, 2021, September 15, 2021
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/eyeing-to-be-a-major-player-in-the-global-molecular-diagnostics-market/86226444
Truenat RT- PCR is expected to become more of a routine clinical diagnostics tool not only for COVID, but for a wide range of infectious diseases in the near future
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Molbio Diagnostics gets DCGI nod for Nipah virus testing
PTI, The Economic Times, September 08, 2021
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/molbio-diagnostics-gets-dcgi-nod-for-nipah-virus-testing/articleshow/86039906.cms
Molbio Diagnostics on Wednesday said its platform Truenat has received emergency use authorisation from DCGI for Nipah virus testing. Testing for Nipah virus can now be performed rapidly on Truenat, a real-time PCR platform, on demand, the Goa-based firm
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