No specialist needed: Fujifilm cuts coronavirus test to 75 minutes

New reagent enables automated PCR procedures

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With Fujifilm's reagent, samples can be screened in just over an hour, compared with four to six hours for conventional tests. © Reuters

YUKINORI HANADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings has developed a chemical that makes possible automated coronavirus testing in just 75 minutes by eliminating a process performed by experienced lab technicians.

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