COVID-19: Japan order first from overseas for ITRI test kitStaff writer, with CNAThe developer of the iPMx molecular rapid COVID-19 test system has received the first overseas order for the new product, from Japan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. A person displays the iPMx molecular rapid COVID-19 test system at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The iPMx system’s compact canister is 57 times lighter than traditional testing devices, weighing only 600g, ITRI said. Chiou said the system is like a “mobile laboratory” and is highly sought after in the Japanese testing market. ITRI is developing a second-generation iPMx system, which would also be able to detect flu, Chiou said.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2022 03:04 UTC