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IMGENEX India and RMRC, Bhubaneswar announce ICMR approval of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits
Bhubaneswar, January 28, 2022 - ICMR approved the Rapid Antigen Test kit for SARS-CoV-2 co-developed by IMGENEX India and RMRC, Bhubaneswar - the first such kit from a company in Odisha and the Eastern Zone of India.

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in world-wide economic and social havoc. IMGENEX India is proud to announce that it has developed a RAT kit in collaboration with RMRC, Bhubaneswar. Based on the internal validation by RMRC, Bhubaneswar the report was submitted to the ICMR Central Office in New Delhi, which sent the kit to a third-party testing center. Based on the third-party testing report, ICMR approved our kit on January 27, 2022. This high-sensitivity kit can detect all variants of COVID-19. This is the first RAT kit developed by a company in Odisha and the Eastern Zone of India.
About IMGENEX INDIA Pvt. Ltd.: One of the foremost biotechnology companies in the Eastern region of India, founded in 2004 at Bhubaneswar. The R&D Unit of IMGENEX India possesses all the modern equipment for molecular biology, recombinant protein production, cell culture, antibody development and other downstream processes. The R&D unit was inaugurated in 2005 by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the then Hon'ble President of India, and is recognized by DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
Contacts
Sujay Singh, Ph.D.
IMGENEX India Pvt. Ltd.
E5 Infocity, Bhubaneswar - 751024, Odisha
Dr. Sanghamitra Pati
Director
RMRC, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha