SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The first antigen rapid test (ART) kits for Covid-19 to be developed and manufactured in Singapore have been approved for retail sale by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) under the Pandemic Special Access Route.
Local diagnostics and reagents company Cellbae, which developed the self-test kit, said it decided to establish research and manufacturing in Singapore to better serve people here and in the region after the major the supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic.
Dr Nadjad Abdul Rahim, Cellbae’s operations and product development director, said that for now, the company can produce 10,000 kits a day, which can be scaled up to 100,000 kits a day.Dr Nadjad added that Cellbae makes critical reagents, such as enzymes, oligonucleotides and nanoprobes, for diagnostics and research applications.
Cellbae chief executive Muhammad Tani Tabiin said: “Our next products are RT-PCR assays for poultry tests and rapid test kits for food pathogens and meat speciation, which are very important for food safety and security.Meanwhile, it is developing rapid test kits for avian influenza, mycoplasma gallisepticum, mycoplasma synoviae, and salmonella enteritidis, which are important diseases in poultry production and food safety.
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