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Acute Kidney Injury marker development
Acute Kidney Injury marker development.
About this update from Ekf Diagnostics Holdings Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3330T EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC 19 November 2013 \n \n\n \nEKF Diagnostics Holdings plc\n(\"EKF\" or \"the Company\")\n \nAcute Kidney Injury marker development\n \nEKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM listed point-of-care diagnostics business, announces that the development of a Point of Care platform for Acute Kidney Injury is progressing well with testing on clinical samples due to start in early 2014 as the next phase in product development.\n \nEKF has been working in collaboration with Carclo Diagnostic Solutions Ltd (\"Carclo Diagnostics\"), a subsidiary of Carclo plc, to produce a novel Point of Care device for detecting Acute Kidney Injury, providing an alternative to standard lateral flow testing. Testing on clinical samples of EKF's Acute Kidney Injury marker (Pi-GST) and an assay based on Carclo Diagnostic's micropoc-pro platform are due to commence in early 2014 and should complete by mid-year. \n \nJulian Baines, CEO of EKF commented: \"Whilst this project is still at a very early stage, I am pleased with the progress we've made with Carclo Diagnostics in developing a novel point of care test as an alternative to the standard lab-based tests for Acute Kidney Injury.\"\n \nEnquiries:\n \n\n\n\n\nEKF Diagnostics Holdings plc \n\n\nTel: 029 2071 0570\n\n\n\n\nDavid Evans, Executive Chairman\n\n\nMob: 07740 084452\n\n\n\n\nJulian Baines, CEO \n\n\nMob: 07788 420 859\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Genuity Limited\n\n\nTel: 020 7523 8000\n\n\n\n\nLucy Tilley / Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / Julian Feneley\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nWalbrook PR Limited \n\n\nTel: 020 7933 8780\n\n\n\n\nPaul McManus\n\n\nMob: 07980 541 893 or [email protected]\n\n\n\n\nPaul Cornelius \n\n\nMob: 07866 384 707 or [email protected]\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nAbout EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc - www.ekfdiagnostics.com\n \nEKF Diagnostics Holdings plc was formed in July 2010 following the acquisition of EKF-diagnostic GmbH for €14.3...