LexaGene’s technology is ideally suited to identify novel pathogens such as coronavirus. Our genetic analyzer can quickly detect new pathogens in just one hour, on-site. Currently, the traditional process requires that samples from sick individuals must be transported to laboratories for manual processing. This is extremely inefficient and introduces a significant time-delay that can have severe consequences for disease spread. Today’s coronavirus outbreak highlights why LexaGene’s technology is needed so desperately.
Developing a new diagnostic test to detect this coronavirus is important and has already been done by numerous groups.2 The challenge is bringing these manually performed tests out of the specialized reference laboratories that can take days to return results and instead to the points-of-need, which are the clinics, hospitals, and airports where answers are needed in one hour or less. Currently, no technology exists that allows for these locations to readily start screening for a new threat within days of an outbreak being identified. LexaGene is addressing this urgent problem and has developed the first-ever, easy-to-use, open-access diagnostic analyzer that is designed to help control the spread of deadly outbreaks such as this 2019 coronavirus.
Developing a new diagnostic test to detect this coronavirus is important and has already been done by numerous groups.2 The challenge is bringing these manually performed tests out of the specialized reference laboratories that can take days to return results and instead to the points-of-need, which are the clinics, hospitals, and airports where answers are needed in one hour or less. Currently, no technology exists that allows for these locations to readily start screening for a new threat within days of an outbreak being identified. LexaGene is addressing this urgent problem and has developed the first-ever, easy-to-use, open-access diagnostic analyzer that is designed to help control the spread of deadly outbreaks such as this 2019 coronavirus.
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