Military connection ionebio iLamphttps://m.newspim.com/news/view/20200325002595 National Army Medical Research Institute develops corona19 rapid diagnosis kit using isothermal amplification technology Reporter Su-young Ha = Minister of Defense Chung Kyung-du visited the ROK Army Medical Research Institute, which developed the Corona 19 Rapid Diagnostic Kit. The Ministry of National Defense said on the 25th, "Jeong Chung visited the ROK Army Medical Research Institute this morning to encourage officials and check the status of preparation for non-military security threats." According to the Ministry of National Defense, on this day, Minister Chung praised the efforts of officials who are dedicated to carrying out the assigned duties such as epidemiological investigations of infectious diseases, corona 19 examinations, and research and development of military medical systems, without any holidays. In particular, by applying isothermal amplification technology (a technology that can effectively detect patterned animal and plant viruses without specialized equipment in a short period of time), we developed a kit that can quickly diagnose the presence of corona 19 infection and met researchers who transferred technology to the private sector. "We will continue to do our best to provide medical support and medical research to protect the lives and health of Koreans and soldiers from non-military threats such as infectious diseases." Earlier, the ROK Army Medical Research Institute began to develop a rapid diagnosis kit using isothermal amplification technology immediately after the occurrence of patient number 1 in Korea and applied for a patent on February 11. In the middle of last month, we received a request for technology transfer from private companies such as Cell Safe and I-One Bio and completed the technology transfer at the end of last month. Following the visit to the Defense Science Research Institute (ADD), Minister Jung received reports of research related to Corona 19 and encouraged the efforts of researchers who visited the Defense Research and Development site and tested and developed a dry detoxifier. Dry detoxifier refers to equipment that detoxifies chemical agents by spraying oxidizing gas inside equipment and platforms. "The Defense Science Research Institute has been faithful to its role as a" strong cornerstone of national defense "that has developed Korea's advanced weapons and core technologies for the past 50 years." , In order to develop defense science and technology that can cope with various non-military security threats such as infectious diseases such as Corona 19, please devote yourself to research more creatively. " He also emphasized, "Please support the prototype of the dry detox, which you have developed and tested, in the negative pressure room of the Armed Forces Command to help treat corona 19 confirmed patients." Meanwhile, the Defense Science Research Institute will determine whether to apply for dry detoxification after field demonstrations at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital and the Armed Forces National War Hospital.