Imminent Therma will procure up to 300 prototype tests from one of its suppliers to undertake initial testing with selected sites in Ontario. The initial testing of the CoviSafe™ test will be for symptomatic patients. Therma is working with Public Health Ontario to identify sites in the Province to conduct preliminary testing and evaluation of CoviSafe™. Testing is expected to start before year end, but because of potential delays due to the holidays, may extend into January.
As the CoviSafe™ test's performance is validated in symptomatic patients, it will be rolled out as a screening test for monitoring large populations of healthy individuals that are asymptomatic for illness. Therma Bright has received a request to perform the asymptomatic testing in the workplace with a national business with thousands of employees across Canada. The goal is to provide our solution for routine and widespread testing at home, and in schools, workplaces, sporting events and other venues where a rapid result is required.
Once testing is complete and a minimum set with 300 samples data will be compiled and sent to both FDA and Health Canada for approval under EUA with FDA and the Interim Order with Health Canada