Kantaro’s SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Test Kits
Our first diagnostic test targets COVID-19, the cause of the global health crisis affecting millions of people.
The underlying technology for Kantaro’s SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Test Kit was developed at the Mount Sinai Health System, and manufactured and distributed by Bio-Techne. This groundbreaking antibody test kit reports the precise antibody levels in a patient’s bloodstream, ensuring accuracy, reliability and accessibility, as it uses an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) format.
Accurate
- Unlike other antibody tests, Kantaro’s kit reports the amount of titer found in the bloodstream in addition to a positive/negative determination, enabling a more accurate understanding of antibody presence.
- Knowing the precise amount of titer in the bloodstream helps individuals, communities, employers and governments make informed decisions towards a healthier future.
- The technology at the core of the test has been described by peer-reviewed publications like Nature, and granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA and CE marking in the European Union, meaning it meets the highest international standards.
Proven
- The Mount Sinai Health System’s Antibody Assay, the underlying technology in Kantaro’s antibody kit, was used during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. Translating this technology into the commercial kit with the experience of Bio-Techne was vital to ensure accuracy and dependability, even in high-volume use cases.
- As of October 2020, Mount Sinai has successfully used the underlying technology that now powers the Kantaro kit over 80,000 times, helping guide real-time treatment decisions.
- Kantaro’s kits have the potential to be used in countless real-world applications, from guiding clinical decisions and policy making, to accelerating therapeutic treatments and vaccine development.
Accessible
- Kantaro’s antibody tests require only ELISA capabilities to read, making them cost-effective, reliable and easily run by any high complexity laboratory — so they can be used across the country and around the world.
- Kantaro’s tests help ensure that every community can access critical health information – including communities that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
- Kantaro has partnered with Bio-Techne to create a robust supply chain for tests, with the goal of enabling 20 million tests per month.
- Kantaro offers patients the opportunity to add their data to Mount Sinai’s growing population-wide studies using a consistent testing method to the large data sets needed as a foundation for government policies.
The commercial test kits for clinical laboratories are available in the U.S. and CE-marked territories.
Key Collaborations
Kantaro has announced a partnership with Bio-Techne Corporation to initiate scaled manufacturing and distribution of testing kits based on the Mount Sinai-developed COVID-19 serology test. The two companies have formed a joint commercialization and distribution team to support rapid distribution of the assay. R&D Systems, a Bio-Techne brand, is a world leading ELISA developer and manufacturer.
Kantaro has also partnered with EKF Diagnostics for the marketing and distribution of COVID-SeroKlir and COVID-SeroIndex.
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