PRIVATE GROUPS RACE TO MEET COVID TESTING DEMAND FROM UK COMPANIES

Financial Times - Private health companies are racing to meet the demand for coronavirus tests from UK corporate clients with some setting up temporary laboratories near businesses that want to bring staff back into work. With rising case numbers straining public sector testing capacity, private providers have reported a surge in demand, particularly from businesses. In an effort to return 5,000 employees to its submarines business, defence company BAE Systems has contracted Circular 1 Health, a health logistics company, to mass test its workforce at a pop-up laboratory on site, using a number of rapid tests including one produced by biotech company MicrosensDX that provides results in 60 minutes. The MicrosensDX test uses “Lamp” technology — a very new genetic testing technique that promises faster results than conventional...>>>