Abingdon Health has signed a non-exclusive sales and distribution agreement with BioSure UK to distribute its AbC-19 rapid neutralising antibody test for Covid-19 across the UK and Europe.
The parties intend to establish a strategic distribution relationship to identify and maximise opportunities for the sale of the test across the UK and the continent.
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Healthcare, workplace and pharmacy settings will be prioritised as antibody test results become more relevant following the vaccination rollout.
AbC-19 is a single-use test for the detection of neutralising IgG antibodies to the full trimeric spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in whole blood.
The antibodies can be detected from a finger-prick of blood in 20 minutes, and can indicate whether a person has produced an immune response following Covid-19 infection or vaccination.
Abingdon CEO Chris Yates said: “Where antibody tests were once predominantly used for charting the spread of infection within communities, today they emerging as a key pillar of large-scale immunisation campaigns.
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By GlobalData“Rapid antibody tests such as AbC-19 that target the full trimeric spike can help policymakers and healthcare networks further understand immunity to Covid-19 and the effectiveness of vaccine programmes.”
Antibody testing has the potential to inform vaccination programmes and health policy by showing how Covid-19 infection has spread through communities, where and why immunity might be developing and how mass-immunisation campaigns should be designed.
Abingdon is the organisation behind the UK Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC), which it founded in response to a UK Government call for businesses to work together on a rapid antibody test to be rolled out nationally.
The consortium’s members also include BBI Solutions, CIGA Healthcare and Omega Diagnostics. While antibodies undoubtedly have a role to play in Covid-19 immunity, researchers believe T-cells could also have a significant impact.
