Avacta Group plc (LON:AVCT), the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, has noted the update by Integumen plc (LON:SKIN) provided today regarding their ongoing development of Affimer-based sensors for the coronavirus in waste water and in human breath.
Dr Alastair Smith, Chief Executive of Avacta Group commented:
“I am very pleased to learn of the promising evaluation of the Affimer reagents in Integumen’s sensor systems. Once detailed validation of the sensors has been carried out using SARS-COV-2 virus samples at the University of Aberdeen, and we have reviewed those data, Avacta will provide a further update to the market.”