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Israeli Rapid COVID-19 Test Gets EU Nod, With Rollout at European Airports Next
by Sharon Wrobel
March 31, 2021
Israeli startup Newsight Imaging announced Wednesday that its rapid coronavirus screening device SpectraLIT has been granted European approval for commercial use, as it seeks to deploy the test at airports to help fuel a recovery in air travel. The SpectraLIT device, which produces results within 20 seconds for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, received the “Conformité Européene” (CE-European Conformity) Mark of approval, and can be sold across European Union countries. The test has been developed by Virusight Diagnostic, a Newsight joint venture with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. READ MORE