New kit tests for HFMD in just 15 minutes

12 Oct 2015

The Straits Times, 10 Oct 2015 - Article featured a new test kit that makes it easier and faster to identify people suffering from hand, food and mouth disease (HFMD) in just 15 minutes. The test kit was invented by Dr Tan Eng Lee, Centre Director of SP’s Centre for Biomedical and Life Sciences and has been commercialised by Vivo Diagnostics. The test kit will undergo clinical trials in May next year and will be available for use by medical practitioners in July once it is approved by the relevant authorities.