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Rapid Covid-19 testing device gets $0.5m government funding boost

Ubiquitome says its device could screen all airline passengers pre-flight.

Geraden Cann Thu, 07 May 2020

A rapid Covid-19 testing device has received over half a million dollars from the government to speed up its manufacture.

The Liberty16 device, from Auckland-based startup Ubiquitome, is able to process 16 throat swabs in 50 minutes.

Chief executive Paul Pickering said the mobile device would

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