Omega Diagnostics Group PLC AbC-19TM rapid antibody test performance data
16 February 2021 - 6:00PM
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Omega Diagnostics Group PLC
16 February 2021
OMEGA DIAGNOSTICS GROUP PLC
("Omega" or the "Company" or the "Group")
AbC-19(TM) rapid antibody test performance data
Omega (AIM: ODX), the medical diagnostics company focused on
CD4, infectious diseases and food intolerance, notes
the press release issued today by the UK Rapid Test Consortium
("UK-RTC"), of which Omega is a partner, welcoming a pre-print
publication, funded by Public Health England (PHE), reviewing
performance data on rapid antibody tests including the AbC-19(TM)
Rapid Test.
The study, performed by scientists at PHE, and the Universities
of Bristol, Warwick and Cambridge, examined the performance of four
lateral flow rapid antibody tests using the same cohort of sample,
and shows that the AbC-19(TM) is highly accurate when tested on
samples from individuals previously positive for the virus by PCR
and from samples collected pre-pandemic.
All devices tested had accuracy of above 92% with the AbC-19
(TM) Rapid Test showing the highest accuracy at 97.3%. The study
remains subject to peer review.
The AbC-19(TM) Rapid test c onfirms the presence of SARS-CoV-2
IgG neutralising antibodies to the spike protein of the COVID-19
virus in a small blood sample. These neutralizing antibodies may be
produced as part of the body's immune response following COVID-19
infection or post-vaccination. They not only bind to a virus, but
they bind in a manner that blocks infection.
Professor Chris Molloy, Chair of the UK-RTC, said: "This
research on the different use cases for lateral flow antibody tests
is welcome. The AbC-19 (TM) test is an important weapon in the
global fight against COVID-19. It allows us to see the neutralising
IgG antibodies produced in response to infection, or after
vaccination."
The UK-RTC press release can be read in full here:
https://www.abc19.com/
Contacts:
Omega Diagnostics Group PLC www.omegadiagnostics.com
Colin King, Chief Executive via Walbrook PR
Kieron Harbinson, Group Finance
Director
finnCap Ltd Tel: 020 7220 0500
Geoff Nash/Edward Whiley (Corporate
Finance)
Alice Lane (ECM)
Walbrook PR Limited Tel: 020 7933 8780 or omega@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus Mob: 07980 541 893
Lianne Cawthorne Mob: 07584 391 303
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