Local manufacturer races to tap potential in medical technology
Racer Technology's microfluidic chip, which takes only minutes to give blood test results, is part of CEO Willy Koh's drive to grow the firm into a world player
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AS governments race to prepare for the possibility of an Ebola outbreak in their countries, a local medical device manufacturer, Racer Technology, has already produced a diagnostic kit that can test for the disease.
It is part of a collaboration with a United States start-up, Nanomix, and the test kit is awaiting approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The diagnostic tool, which is essentially a microfluidic chip, identifies a disease through changes in fluid properties at micro-level dimensions and enables clinicians to carry out tests at the point of care.
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