Industry Academia Collaborations

DIPCOVAN Antibody based Detection Assay for COVID-19

An antibody detection-based kit 'DIPCOVAN', the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 virus with a high sensitivity of 97 per cent and specificity of 99 per cent. DIPCOVAN is intended for the qualitative detection of IgG antibodies in human serum or plasma, targeting SARS-CoV-2 related antigens. It offers a significantly faster turn-around-time as it requires just 75 minutes to conduct the test without any cross reactivity with other diseases. The kit has a shelf life of 18 months.

Sector: Healthcare & Pharma

Focused Area: Diagnostics kit

Contact Info: dirdebel@debel.drdo.in

Academia Involved: Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS), New Delhi

Industry Name: M/s Vanguard Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd

Industry Location: New Delhi

Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)