(1 November 2021) Dr. Wannee Chinsirikul, Executive Director of the National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) along with Ms. Kullaprapa Navanugraha, the Vice President of NSTDA, Dr. Deanpen Japrung, Director of the Responsive Material and Nanosensor Research Group (NANOTEC) and Ms. Angkana Saetia, Coordinator of Jaikrating Foundation deliver 1,000 Kits of NANO Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests (Professional Use) to the Office of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) by the support from Jaikrating Foundation. In this regard, Prof. Dr. Sirirurg Songsivilai, Permanent Secretary of MHESI and his colleague accept the kits at NSTDA Yothi Building.
NANO Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test is a screening kit for COVID-19 virus using lateral flow assay (LFA) technique. The advantages of this kit are convenient and fast screening time (15 minutes). This kit has passed the performance assessment from the FDA and ready for commercialization to support the large volumes of demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.