Category Archives: Diagnostics

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): information about the new virus variant

The new variant transmits more easily than the previous one but there is no evidence that it is more likely to cause severe disease or mortality. Main points Data from whole genome sequencing, epidemiology and modelling suggest the new variant ‘VUI – 202012/01’ (the first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020) transmits more easily than […]

Products & Information Collection of SARS-CoV-2 (2019nCOV) spike-HV 69-70 Deletion mutation(ΔH69/ΔV70)

GeneMedi pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) spike-HV 69-70 Deletion mutation(ΔH69/ΔV70) Taking responsibility to help accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic antibody discovery and development, GeneMedi had developed the pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) spike-HV 69-70 Deletion mutation(ΔH69/ΔV70), which will meet the evaluation of the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. GeneMedi codon-optimized […]

Spike(S1+S2)-N501Y mutation vectors and SARS-CoV-2(2019nCoV) Pseudotyped virus

GeneMedi pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) Spike-N501Y mutation Taking responsibility to help accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic antibody discovery and development, GeneMedi had developed the pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) spike-N501Y mutation, which will meet the evaluation of the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) variant-N501Y mutation of Spike […]

Products & Information Collection of New variant SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) -UK B.1.1.7 lineage

GeneMedi pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) B.1.1.7 lineage Taking responsibility to help accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic antibody discovery and development, GeneMedi had developed the pseudotype virus (pseudovirus) of SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) B.1.1.7 lineage, which will meet the evaluation of the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. SARS-COV-2 (2019nCOV) B.1.1.7 lineage of Spike […]

P2-mutated Spike protein trimer variant (P2-mutant,S1/S2 cleavage site(furin cleavage sequence)-mutant,trimerization modified) vectors and SARS-CoV-2(2019nCoV) Pseudotyped virus

Products list of Spike trimer (P2-mutant, S1/S2 cleavage site (furin cleavage sequence)-mutant, trimerization modified) SARS-CoV-2 P2-mutated Spike protein trimer variant (P2-mutant, S1/S2 cleavage site(furin cleavage sequence)-mutant, trimerization modified) The world is in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (2019nCoV) infection. The Spike protein (S-protein) of SARS-CoV-2 (2019nCoV) mediates receptor (ACE2) binding and cell […]

GeneMedi’s Antigens and Antibodies for COVID-19 Rapid Test and Immunoassay

PDF Download The ongoing worldwide severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic has a tremendous influence on public health. There is an urgent need for developing accurate detection technologies for COVID-19 pandemic. Several diagnostic strategies are available to identify or rule out current infection, identify people in need of care escalation, or to test […]

Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant

Variant of Concern 202012/01Technical briefing 2 Nomenclature of variants in the UK SARS-CoV-2 variants if considered to have concerning epidemiological, immunological or pathogenic properties are raised for formal investigation. At this point they are designated Variant Under Investigation (VUI) with a year, month, and number. Following risk assessment with the relevant expert committee, they may […]

NERVTAG meetingon SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation VUI-202012/01

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group Note of meeting Date & Location of meeting: 11:00 –13.00 18December2020 -Via telecon only In attendance: Chair: Peter Horby (PH) NERVTAG Members: Peter Openshaw (PO), Andrew Hayward (AH),Wei Shen Lim (WSL),Julian Hiscox (JHi),John Edmunds (JE), Neil Ferguson (NF), Robert Dingwall (RD),Muge Cevik (MCe), Wendy Barclay (WB), Jim McMenamin […]

NERVTAG COVID-19 VOC communication 21122020 final

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group Note of meeting Date & Location: 12:00 –13.30 21 December 2020 -Via telecon only In attendance: Chair: Peter Horby (PH) NERVTAG Members: Andrew Hayward (AH), Julian Hiscox (JHi), John Edmunds (JE), Neil Ferguson (NF), Wendy Barclay (WB),Wei Shen Lim (WSL), Cariad Evans (CE) SPI-M: Angela McLean (AM), Graham […]

Statement from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, about new strain of COVID-19

New strain of COVID-19 reported to World Health Organization. Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, said: “As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of COVID-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance.”   “As a result of the rapid spread of the new variant, preliminary modelling data and rapidly rising […]