Avacta is supporting global efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic by using its Affimer® platform to develop diagnostic reagents for COVID-19 ANTIGEN testing.
Avacta has generated a large number of Affimer binders to the SARS-COV-2 virus spike protein including Affimer pairs for sandwich assays and Affimer inhibitors of the spike-ACE2 interaction.
Avacta is working with Cytiva to develop a saliva based point-of-care rapid test intended for screening of large populations to diagnose the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, and has partnered with Adeptrix to develop a high throughput laboratory test for the infection to run on the installed base of mass spectrometers in hospitals and laboratories.
Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) offers reagents and therapeutics based on Affimer technology for diagnostic and research applications in the United Kingdom. The company’s custom Affimer products are also used in drugs and biomarkers discovery in biotech research and development.