Biopharma companies make component to support 180,000 Covid tests

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Group of multinationals in Ireland has worked with academics in the pharma sector

for Pharmaceutical Engineering, said it was “heart-warming and reassuring to see academia and industry collaborate for the good of the country”.In a statement the industry group said it has undertaken other initiatives during the crisis, including the development of indigenous manufacturing of personal protective equipment and its decontamination for reuse.

Much of the raw material used to manufacture the lysis buffer was sourced overseas as countries competed to find ingredients in the Covid-19 testing process. In early April, the State’s health authorities could only carry out in the region of 1,500 tests a day, although this has now grown, and the HSE says there is capacity to carry out around 100,000 tests a week.

 

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