Genethera, Inc. Announces Platform for Wastewater Testing
April 06, 2021 at 09:00 am EDT
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GeneThera, Inc. announced that it has developed a Molecular Robotic/Artificial Intelligence Platform (MORAP) capable of processing hundreds of thousands of samples daily, with minimum human intervention. MORAP provides GeneThera with a standardized system that can be serially duplicated, readily deployed, and supported nationwide. It believe that by creating a network of labs using MORAP system it can efficiently provide a continuous and systematic monitoring of wastewater which may allow for early warning signs of SARS-Cov-2 infection and will identify undiagnosed or successive disease at the population level; alerting public health officials of ongoing or future viral disease outbreaks. Growing evidence shows that SARS-Cov-2 is present in wastewater, suggesting that wastewater could be a source of epidemiological data on assessing human health risk. Testing wastewater can be used to monitor outbreaks of COVID-19 in communities, allowing for early intervention. In addition, wastewater testing can detect the presence of asymptomatic carriers faster and more efficiently than most procedures currently in use to collect human samples. However, SARS-Cov-2 isolation in wastewater samples present challenges, due to the large numbers of bacteria and other various contaminants. Another critical factor is lack of standardization of the Q PCR has also been the major cause of conflicting results between different laboratories. Since many laboratories use different equipment, reagents and sample collection, nucleic acid extraction techniques, and data analysis often qPCR results are less reproducible and inconsistent both for human and wastewater samples. In addition many laboratories employ technical personnel with limited experience in the field of molecular diagnostics. Because of that, sample contamination is a widespread problem which makes qPCR results totally unreliable and outright dangerous.
GeneThera, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on developing genetics-based diagnostic assays and vaccine solutions and molecular diagnostic tests, therapeutics, and vaccines through its technologies for controlling the spread of zoonotic infection. The Company has developed a Molecular Robotic/AI Laboratory Platform (MORAP), which combine the use of advanced robotic laboratory systems integrated with artificial intelligence software systems. Its MORAPAT is designed to prevent the spread of disease from animals and control zoonotic infectious agents. The Company has also developed a large-scale process for highly purified and high viral titer (viral concentration) Adenovirus and Adeno-associated virus (AAV) genetically engineered viruses. This technology develops Adenovirus and AAV-based recombinant DNA vaccines for zoonotic pathogens. PURIVAX is a purification system that enhances biological purity and viral titer of recombinant Adenovirus and AAV vectors.