AVIAN FLU: The company said that its POCKIT Centra devices are to be used at points of entry nationwide as Riyadh strives to prevent avian influenza viruses from spreading
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2019
By: Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporter
GeneReach Biotechnology Corp (瑞基海洋) on Wednesday announced it had secured a contract worth up to US$500,000 with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Environment, Water and Agriculture, which would use the company’s nucleic acid test products for border enforcement.
GeneReach, which focuses on livestock testing and pathogen detection, sold 29 handheld diagnostics devices, dubbed POCKIT Centra, as well as mini centrifuges and reagents to detect avian influenza, to the ministry, the company said in a statement.
The ministry plans to use the devices at entry points nationwide as part of its efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza viruses, the company said.
As Saudi Arabia borders Jordan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen, it is seeking to bolster its disease detection, the company said. [FULL STORY]