Cipla to distribute “Covi-G” for COVID-19 rapid antibody detection across 25+ markets worldwide

Mumbai : Indian Pharmaceutical major Cipla on Wednesday announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with a Belgium-based firm, Multi G for the distribution of their COVID-19 Rapid Antibody test kit, across most Emerging markets and Europe. This licencing agreement is part of Cipla’s efforts to enhance global access to life- saving treatments and diagnostic infrastructure for patients in need.

Cipla plans to distribute these kits across 25+ markets in Asia, Middle-East and North Africa, Latin America, EU and Australia.

As per the agreement, Cipla will be responsible for distribution of the COVID-19 rapid antibody kit that will be manufactured by MultiG. It is marketed under the brand name ‘Covi-G’, this was among the earliest Antibody kits to declare CE-compliance and is awaiting approval by ICH country regulators It has been commercialised in 20+countries already, with sensitivity and specificity exceeding 92%. It tests for both IgM and IgG antibodies, using a single-prick blood test using of the test result indicator visual interpretation. The kit gives results within 10 minutes