Stamp of Approval for Omega Diagnostics

Scottish life sciences company Omega Diagnostics has been boosted by a European stamp of approval for a product aimed at diagnosing allergies.

The Alva-based company focused on allergies, food intolerances and infectious diseases, said it has CE-Marked its first allergy screening test to be run on the IDS-iSYS automated platform.

Omega’s assay test uses a mix of five different single allergens and is the first mix in a planned programme to develop a range of mixes to help efficiently diagnose the causes of patient allergies.

Colin King, Omega’s chief executive said milestone “further demonstrates our excellent development capability”.

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