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DARK SECRETS: Sctimst develops tb diagnostic kit - The Real Truth

A diagnostic kit developed by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), which can detect pulmonary tuberculosis at an early stage, was unveiled on Monday.

The AG Chitra TB diagnostic kit, developed by SCTIMST and licenced to M/S Agappe Diagnostics, Kochi, was unveiled virtually by V.K. Saraswat, president of SCTIMST and member, NITI Aayog.

Abhay Karandikar, secretary, Department of Science and Technology; Sanjay Behari, director, SCTIMST; Harikrishna Varma, head, BMT wing; and Thomas John, managing director, Agappe Diagnostics participated in the launch event.

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