Irish diagnostics manufacturer, HiberGene Diagnostics launches innovative PCR Adapt COVID-19 test at Arab Health 2022

The test, capable of utilising a patient sample directly, will save cost and time in laboratories, and therefore has significant potential to reduce the time patients wait for heir results.

HiberGene is Ireland’s leading ISO certified designer, developer, and manufacturer of Molecular Diagnostics products. The innovative PCR Adapt COVID-19 test was developedby HiberGene’s world-class team and marks a strategy to broaden the company’s product portfolio. The company has built a strong product catalogue of Molecular Diagnostic testson its LAMP platform, the HG Swift, and now will leverage its competences and capabilities towards developing a pipeline of PCR-based tests, giving its customers a broader election from which to choose.

HiberGene CEO, David Corr remarked “Consistent with HiberGene’s mission to challenge long-turnaround times for patient testing, the PCR Adapt COVID-19 test is a high throughput solution for use on a wide range of laboratory PCR instruments.
This will benefit labs, enabling them to reduce costs in time and materials, and more importantly, this should translate into a faster time to result for patients who can wait up to forty-eight hours for results.”

PCR Adapt Covid-19 has undergone several independent evaluations, is CE Marked and available for commercial use. You can visit with HiberGene in Hall 3, booth C10 from January 24th to 27th 2022.

About HiberGene DiagnosticsHiberGene Diagnostics is a Dublin-based, private Irish company, that develops, manufactures and markets molecular diagnostic tests. To date, it has developed and commercialised a range of near-patient molecular tests in the areas of critical infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections and hospital acquired infections.

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For further information, please contact:
David Corr, CEO
E: [email protected]
T: + 353 1 905 3169www.hibergene.com