26 March 2021
TT Electronics plc
Virolens® registration received in Great Britain
Further to the announcement on 25 March 2021, TT Electronics plc ("TT") confirms that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority ("MHRA"), which is responsible for ensuring that medical devices meet applicable standards of safety, quality and efficacy, has registered Virolens® for use and sale in Great Britain and iAbra has been granted Certificates of Free Sale ("CFS").
This is a welcome milestone in the development of the Virolens technology.
Virolens® is a rapid COVID-19 screening device for which TT is the exclusive manufacturing partner.
Revenues to TT from the sale of Virolens following the MHRA approval are dependent on iAbra's potential end customers in Great Britain converting expressions of interest into firm orders.
A high proportion of the commercial interest in Virolens to date has been outside of Great Britain and any revenues resulting from this interest require further regulatory approval in those territories.
There continues to be a wide range of potential commercial outcomes and hence no certainty as to the financial impact on TT.
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Description of the Virolens screening device
The Virolens COVID-19 screening device uses microscopic holographic imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) software technology, developed by iAbra, to detect the presence of the COVID-19 virus from a non-intrusive saliva swab test in around 20 seconds.
iAbra
iAbra is a technology company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bedfordshire, UK. It has been developing neural network image analysis software for 10 years with applications in autonomous driving already in production. Virolens is based on the new application of this existing technology and has been developed in partnership with TT and powered by Intel.
About TT Electronics
TT Electronics is a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications.
TT solves electronics challenges for a sustainable world. TT benefits from enduring megatrends in structurally high-growth markets including healthcare, aerospace, defence, electrification and automation. TT invests in R&D to create designed-in products where reliability is mission critical. Products designed and manufactured include sensors, power management and connectivity solutions. TT has design and manufacturing facilities in the UK, North America, Sweden and Asia.
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