Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience produces portable, DNA tests that can be used at home. (Supplied by Spartan Bioscience)
CEO says more capital is needed to ramp up production
An Ottawa company hopes a new technology it’s creating allows people to quickly and accurately test whether they’ve contracted COVID-19 —without clogging up nearby hospitals or assessment centres.
“We’re planning to release this within weeks with Health Canada approval,” said Paul Lem, CEO and founder of Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience.
“We’re putting our whole company on this.”
His company specializes in creating portable DNA tests that can be used at home.
A few weeks ago, the company became inundated with requests to create a similar test for the novel coronavirus, Lem said.
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