FDA Approved Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): Diagnostic Products for Novel Coronavirus Detection

Globally, the�coronavirus�(COVID-19) pandemic outbreak has shown a drastic impact on the diagnostic companies resulting in a shortage of reagent, new product launch, and developing a pipeline. To combat the situation, FDA has been working continuously to facilitate the development and availability of medical and diagnostic products, for use by patients, physicians, and healthcare to expedite the diagnosis process as quickly as possible.

Hence, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs), to diagnostic companies to help make medical and diagnostic products available as quickly as possible to treat or diagnosis the chronic or life-threatening disease during public health emergencies.

Several companies such as Abbott Laboratories, Hologic, Quidel Corp,�and�Roche�Diagnostics have received emergency use authorization from the Food�and�Drug Administration (FDA)�for�their COVID-19�diagnostic�assays�for ramping up production to help alleviate testing shortages.�The molecular diagnostic tests are generally authorized for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in specific upper and lower respiratory specimens from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. The specific specimen types for each test can be found in the authorization letter.

Some molecular diagnostic tests may require a highly experienced expertise to manually perform the test (e.g., perform an RNA extraction step usually using specific extraction platforms and kits), while other tests are automated and require only limited training to perform). Typically, manually performed tests are authorized for use by laboratories certified to perform high-complexity tests, while automated tests are authorized for use by laboratories certified to perform moderate complexity tests and/or at the point-of-care by facilities operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver.

Major Companies & their Molecular Diagnostic Products

Abbott Laboratories: Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 Assay

Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 Assay is a real-time (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology for the qualitative detection of nucleic acids from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection from individuals. It is a fully automated solution to help laboratories to address the urgent need for automated, high-volume patient testing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Inc: NxTAG CoV Extended Panel

The NxTAG CoV Extended Panel detects SARS-CoV-2 detection using three viral genes (ORF1ab, E gene, and N gene). It provides sensitive and reliable results. It also provides a highly scalable and cost-effective solution.

Altona Diagnostics: RealStar SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Kits (1.0 and U.S versions)

RealStar SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Kits (1.0 and U.S versions), is a reagent system, based on real-time PCR technology, for the qualitative detection and differentiation of lineage B-betacoronavirus (B-?CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) specific RNA. These tests can be run in parallel with RealStarInfluenza Screen & Type RT-PCR Kit 4.0.etc

InBios International, Inc: Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRTPCR Kit

Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRTPCR Kit is a real-time RT-PCR test for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 in human nasopharyngeal, anterior nasal, and mid-turbinate nasal swab specimens from individuals suspected of COVID-19

FDA Emergency Use Authorizations: Diagnostic Products Landscape

SPONSOR	PRODUCT	DESCRIPTION
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel	Developed by CDC and initially distributed to public health labs across the country Can only be run in high complexity labs
Wadsworth � New York State Public Health	New York SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel	Developed by Wadsworth based on CDC�s published protocol Run in qualified labs across New York State Can only be run in high complexity labs
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.	cobas SARS-CoV-2 for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems	Commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can be run in moderate and high complexity labs
Life Technologies (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.)	TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit, 100 Rxn, TaqPath COVID19 Combo Kit, 1,000 Rxn	Commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Laboratory Corporation of America	COVID-19 RT-PCR Test COVID-19 RT-PCR Amendment	Developed and run in high complexity LabCorp labs only; not for broader lab distribution Amendment permits use of the Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 test home collection kit allowing patients to self-collect nasal swab specimens at home The kit provides specimen collection materials and materials to safely mail specimens to an authorized laboratory
Hologic, Inc.	Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease, Inc.	SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Qualitative Real-Time RT-PCR	Developed and run in Quest labs only; not a kit for distribution Can only be run in high complexity labs
Quidel Corporation	Lyra SARS-CoV-2 Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Abbott Molecular, Inc.	Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.	ePlex SARS-CoV-2 Test	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can run up to 24 specimens at the same time Can be run in a moderate or high complexity lab
DiaSorin Molecular LLC	Simplexa COVID-19 Direct	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can run 1 specimen at a time Can be run in moderate and high complexity labs
Primerdesign Ltd.	Primerdesign Ltd COVID-19 genesig Real-Time PCR	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Cepheid	Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can run up to 2,000 samples per day Can be run in a high or moderate complexity lab or at the Point of Care (POC) near the patient (deemed CLIA waived)
Mesa Biotech Inc	Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Runs one specimen at a time Can be run in a high or moderate complexity lab or at the Point of Care (POC) near the patient (deemed CLIA waived)
BioFire Defense, LLC	BioFire COVID-19 Test	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can run up to 264 tests per day Can be run in moderate or high complexity labs
PerkinElmer, Inc.	PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Avellino Labs USA	AvellinoCoV2 test	Developed and run in Avellino labs; not distributed to other labs High complexity test limited to authorized laboratories
BGI Genomics Co. Ltd.	Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR Kit for Detecting SARS-2019- nCoV	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.	NxTAG CoV Extended Panel Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.	ID NOW COVID-19	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit Requires a specific platform (ID NOW), of which there are 18,000 installed across the US Runs one specimen at a time
NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc	NeuMoDx SARS-CoV-2 Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit Can run 288 or 96 samples at once, depending on the instrument, and takes 80 minutes per sample Can be run in high and moderate complexity labs
QIAGEN GmbH	QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARSCoV-2 Panel	Detects multiple other respiratory viral and bacterial organisms Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Runs one specimen at a time and takes one hour Can be run in high and moderate complexity labs
EUA for COVID-19 LDTs	Laboratory developed tests that are authorized are listed below and hyper link to letter granting inclusion under EUA	Authorizes the use of LDTs that meet certain criteria Authorized tests can be used in the high complexity CLIA-certified lab that developed the test
Ipsum Diagnostics	COV-19 IDx Assay	Uses commercially available reagents Can only be run in high complexity labs by Ipsum
Becton, Dickinson & Company (BD)	BioGX SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Fully automated, 8 samples per hour Can be run in moderate and high complexity labs
Luminex Corporation	ARIES SARS-CoV-2 Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can be run in moderate and high complexity labs
ScienCell Research Laboratories	ScienCell SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
CoDiagnostics, Inc.	Logix Smart Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Gnomegen LLC	Gnomegen COVID-19 RT-Digital PCR Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
InBios International, Inc	Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRTPCR Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
DiaCarta, Inc.	QuantiVirus SARS-COV-2 Test Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Becton, Dickinson & Company (BD)	BD SARS-CoV Reagents for BD MAX System	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Atila BioSystems, Inc.	iAMP COVID-19 Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Maccura Biotechnology (USA) LLC	SARS-CoV-2 Fluorescent PCR Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
GenoSensor, LLC.	GS COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
KorvaLabs Inc.	Curative-Korva SARS-Cov-2 Assay	Laboratory Developed Test High complexity test limited to KorvaLabs, Inc., a certified high complexity laboratory
Fosum Pharma USA Inc	Fosun COVID-19 RT-PCR Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
OSANG Healthcare	GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Trax Management Services Inc.	PhoenixDx 2019-CoV	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Seegene, Inc.	Allplex 2019-nCoV Assay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Altona Diagnostics GmbH	RealStar SARS-CoV02 RT-PCR Kits U.S.	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
SD Biosensor, Inc.	STANDARD M nCoV RealTime Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
SEASUN BIOMATERIALS	U-TOP COVID-19 Detection Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Rheonix, Inc.	Rheonix COVID-19 MDxAssay	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
LabGenomics Co., Ltd.	LabGunCOVID-19 RT-PCR Kit	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.	Bio-Rad SARS-CoV-2 ddPCR Test	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC	BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1)	Reagents commercially distributed as a kit to labs Can only be run in high complexity labs

FDA Approved Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): Diagnostic Products for Novel Coronavirus Detection

FDA Approved Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): Diagnostic Products for Novel Coronavirus Detection

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