Moove It’s Health Index uses data to reveal the cities with the most developed healthtech ecosystems in the world and the software consulting firm recently ranked Vancouver third among Canadian cities for advancement of their healthtech sectors. Supporting Vancouver’s ranking as a global city leading the technological advancement of healthcare, the Healthcare Technology Report has announced […]
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Health Canada Approves Canada’s First HIV Self Test
For the first time, Canadians will have access to at-home HIV self test kits. Vancouver’s bioLytical Laboratories announced today that it has received Health Canada Licence to produce and sell its highly accurate, 1-minute INSTI® HIV Self Tests in Canada. Likened to a home pregnancy test, the INSTI®HIV Self Test allows individuals to screen and monitor for HIV […]
Richmond’s bioLytical Receives Funding To Develop 1-Minute COVID-19 Test
Richmond’s bioLytical Laboratories is receiving funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop a one-minute test for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Coronavirus disease. The new INSTI COVID-19 Antibody Test is being developed on bioLytical’s proprietary INSTI platform, a testing technology that detects antibodies within 1-minute […]