GSK Enters Race For OTC COVID-19 Test With Mammoth Biosciences As Partner

GSK partners with biotech firm Mammoth Biosciences to develop a home-use OTC nasal swab test for COVID-19 that works in less than 20 minutes. Mammoth says the firms will seek an FDA emergency use authorization for the test, roll it out first to clinics and will seek approval for OTC sales. 

GSK Doctor makes with a cotton swab a nasal swab

GlaxoSmithKline PLC enters the race to deliver the first home-use COVID-19 test available OTC in the US, working with a San Francisco biotech firm on a hand-held test to be submitted for regulatory approval before the end of the year.

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