Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd is an Indian

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company that produces molecular ashish detection kits in the field of medical diagnostics,

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and agricultural genomics. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Pune. They were the first company in the country to make ID-NAT screening kits for quantitative

HIV The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the im ...

Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis B. The first dose is recommended within 24 hours of birth with either two or three more doses given after that. This includes those with poor immune function such as from HIV/AIDS and ...

and Hepatitis C vaccines. The company by choice does not have any external investor and does not avail of government subsidies. In March 2020 they developed the first made in India Covid-19 testing kit which has also been commercially approved by the

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is India's national regulatory body for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It serves a similar function to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States or the Eur ...

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Indian Council of Medical Research The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Gove ...

. The Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kit was developed in six weeks. "These (HIV, HBV and HCV) are deadlier virus than corona virus and that experience helped us develop in a record time," the founder said. Virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale, who is MyLabs research and development chief, led the team. In May 2021, ICMR approved Mylabs covid home testing/self-testing kit.

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