Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative, Helix, and Rosalind aimed at developing a new genotyping method for SARS-CoV-2 that could speed up the identification of variants as they emerge. Utilizing a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based genotyping approach that can be implemented in any testing lab performing real-time PCR, this program allows for a significant scale up of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance efforts in the United States. Data generated from this program will be available to the public through the Rosalind Tracker website. This effort was funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) as part of the NIH RADx Initiative to increase testing capacity and accessibility for the virus that causes COVID-19.
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