GeneMe, Poland-based biotechnology company with a COVID-19 test, has secured a €5.2 million round of seed funding led by Robin Tombs, co-founder of Yoti and previously of Gamesys, and other angel investors. The startup has developed and patented a universal protein (polymerase) for RT-LAMP testing, which allows the production of highly accurate, rapid, molecular genetic COVID tests. It …
Gdańsk, Poland, December 2020 – GeneMe, the leading biotech company operating in the field of genetic laboratory diagnostics, partners with U.S.-based BIOLYPH, the world leader in lyophilization services. BIOLYPH efficiently, effectively, and economically provides the highest quality and capacity required to enable a significant scaling up of GeneMe’s COVID-19 swab test FRANKD. The partnership represents …
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FRANKD with Yoti is supporting Scottish Government Health and Social Care in its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic after delivering the winning solution to the Scottish government’s CivTech5 challenge. The testing solution is now into a 12-week ‘Accelerator Programme’ to deliver the proposal outcomes. This year’s challenge from NHS Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland asked “How can innovation …
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Virgin Atlantic stated that is it now the first airline to conduct Covid-19 testing at the departure gates. The tests are currently being conducted with pilots and cabin crew when they arrive to board their planes–test results take 30 minutes to come through to give the all clear, so they can get on the aircraft. …
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The UK’s leading travel hub, Heathrow Airport, trialled a new Covid-19 test, “FRANKD with Yoti”. The test was administered on-site, with results shared in 30 minutes to people’s email, or their phone using an app from Yoti. The 2 week trial with employees was designed to help Heathrow better understand how to deliver large scale …
The London world premiere of “Sleepless,” a stage musical adaptation of Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch’s Oscar and BAFTA-nominated original screenplay, will go ahead with daily, rapid-response COVID-19 testing system for cast, musicians, crew and theater staff during rehearsals and the show’s run. The testing, which is called FRANKD (Fast, Reliable, Accurate, …
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