IVD players partner with Department of Health in REACT study

Una Health and Fortress Diagnostics are partnering with the Department of Health & Social Care in the Real Time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study into COVID-19.

The REACT study is being led by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI and is looking to understand how many people are currently infected, or have been infected, with the COVID-19 virus.

Fortress Diagnostics is a provider of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) and Una Health is a distributor of IVDs.

Through the partnership, the Fortress COVID-19 Total Antibody Device, a single use, rapid device for qualitative detection of total antibodies against novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been supplied for the study.

Commenting on their involvement, Laura Cartwright, business development director at Una Health, said: “We have worked with Fortress for a number of years and know that their diagnostics kits are held in high esteem across the world.

“We are delighted to be involved in this study as we look to understand the spread of this virus and, ultimately to save lives.”