The director of a UK manufacturer of diagnostic tests has paid tribute to the team’s hard work and innovation after it was announced as a winner of two King’s Awards for Enterprise.
David Campbell was speaking after SureScreen Diagnostics was named as one of the first companies to be awarded two King’s Awards, with recognition coming in the Innovation and International Trade categories.
SureScreen earned the awards for its work in recent years, when it created, manufactured, and exported millions of ground-breaking lateral flow tests for the UK and healthcare providers in around 60 countries worldwide.
In particular, its COVID-19 antigen lateral flow tests, developed at the height of the pandemic, were the first European tests to pass the validation process in the laboratory by Public Health England.
As a result, they become a vital part of the UK Government’s rapid testing programme and were also exported to help other countries tackle the pandemic overseas.
David Campbell, director of SureScreen Diagnostics, said: “We are incredibly proud to have been announced as double King’s Awards winners in recognition of what continues to be a huge company-wide effort to develop and manufacture lateral flow tests that help save lives both in the UK and in countries around the world.
“It is a wonderful testament to the hard work across the whole team, and what makes this fitting is that our company has been built on scientific innovation and has always exported a significant volume of our products, so these awards reflect the ethos of SureScreen Diagnostics from the very beginning.
“However, they also point to an exciting future. Our work during the pandemic has built a strong platform for our company which promises to help millions of people by giving them the ability to take control of their health and diagnose issues early through fast and reliable testing at home or in clinical settings.
“Reducing waiting times for diagnoses is at the heart of improving healthcare. Whether it be workplace testing for drugs and alcohol, home wellness screening or infectious disease testing at the GP, we will be ready to help catch issues early and help prevent them before they arise.”
SureScreen has been manufacturing LFTs since it was founded in 1996 and recent developments include rapid tests for Flu, COVID, Strep A and M-Pox. It also manufacturers tests for other applications, including drug and alcohol detection and fertility screening.
