- IIT Kharagpur has successfully commercialised its flagship healthcare product ‘COVIRAP’— the novel diagnostic technology, it was announced on 21 March 2021.
The product ‘COVIRAP’ is nucleic acid-based Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device for infectious diseases including COVID-19 and beyond.
The product has been developed by lead researchers Professor Suman Chakraborty, Dr Arindam Mondal and their research group.
The product has been licensed for commercialisation to the Rapid Diagnostic Group of Companies, India and Bramerton Holdings LLC, USA.