The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has approved the N-CovKit diagnostic kits that have been developed by scientists at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) after its trial was successfully completed.

Nust successfully performed lab trials of N-CovKit on 330 blinded samples. These indigenously established assays are robust, sensitive to the target and would soon be available in the market at a lower price compared to imported ones.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain also confirmed the news and extended his felicitations to both the leadership of Nust and the scientists.

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