AIDS Testing

VScan maker receives IRB approval for live testing

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 14th, 2003

On October 30, 2003, Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) announced that the company had agreed to begin live testing in south Florida in conjunction with the company's accelerated efforts to gain regulatory approval for the VScan rapid HIV 1&2 test kit in the United States.

In November, the company announced the Independent Investigational Review board (IRB) has unanimously approved all aspects of the research protocol and the testing will start immediately in medical clinics in south Florida, and will be supervised by physicians.

The IRB is an institutional review committee structured in compliance with the regulations of the U.S. Food and...

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