Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd is an Indian
biotechnology
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company that produces molecular ashish detection kits in the field of
medical diagnostics
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drug discovery
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Historically, drugs were discovered by identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by ...
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biomedical research
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and agricultural genomics. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Pune. They were the first company in the country to make ID-NAT screening kits for quantitative
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...
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Hepatitis B vaccine and
Hepatitis C vaccines.
The company by choice does not have any external investor and does not avail of government subsidies.
In March 2020 they developed the first
made in India Covid-19 testing kit which has also been commercially approved by the
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is India's national regulatory body for cosmetics , pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It serves a similar function to the European Medicines Agency of the European Union, the PMDA of ...
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Drug Controller General of India and
Indian Council of Medical Research. The Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kit was developed in six weeks. "These (HIV, HBV and HCV) are deadlier virus than corona virus and that experience helped us develop in a record time," the founder said.
Virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale, who is MyLabs research and development chief, led the team.
In May 2021, ICMR approved Mylabs covid home testing/self-testing kit.
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Companies based in Pune
2016 establishments in Maharashtra
Indian companies established in 2016
Biotechnology companies of India
Biotechnology companies established in 2016
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