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Lyophilization Brings Shelf-Stable Reagents to Point-of-Care Diagnostics

The advent of point-of-care (POC) and point-of-need (PON) testing allows users to rapidly receive in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test results without a centralized laboratory testing location. A challenge facing this industry is that the reagents necessary for diagnostic testing frequently have short shelf lives when stored at ambient, or even refrigerated, temperatures.

Additionally, these reagents would typically require cold-chain shipping and then storage at low, and, in some cases, ultra-low temperatures. Because POC and PON testing are intended to be...

History & Science of Lyophilization

Lyophilization, commonly referred to as freeze-drying, has existed in its simplest form since as early as the 13th century.

It is an important manufacturing process in the biotechnology, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, as the removal of water can stabilize the components allowing for long-term ambient temperature storage and increase shelf life. This reduces the logistical complexity and associated costs with cold chain shipping and storage. At Evik Diagnostics, our expertise is harnessing these qualities to make stable and robust lyobeads for diagnostic assays...

Ontario mining company 1st to try new mobile test that diagnoses COVID-19 in as little as an hour

Evik Diagnostics was mentioned in the following video as part of a CBC article by journalist Sarah Bridge and reporter Ioanna Roumeliotis.

The article focuses on Ontario mining company New Gold, the first company in Canada to try out a new test that can diagnose COVID-19 cases in as little as one hour, outside a lab setting.

Our mention in the video begins around 3:24.