- In this section:
- Oropharyngeal swab collection kits with ITM
- Oropharyngeal swab collection kits with VTM
- Oropharyngeal swab collection kits (saline solution)
- Nasopharyngeal swab collection kits with ITM
- Nasopharyngeal swab collection kits with VTM
- Nasopharyngeal swab collection kits (saline solution)
Our COVID-19, FDA Certified, sample collection product range includes an extensive range of kits for the collection of swab and saliva specimens for use in RT-PCR and other nucleic acid detection processes.
Our customers’ precise needs for COVID sample collection devices vary considerably according to their specific detection chemistry, lab handling and robotics, logistics and regulatory requirements. Our range includes oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swabs, with different inactivating and non-inactivating transport solutions. We are also able to offer a variety of kits for saliva sample collection.
We have strong supplier relationships, which we are using to ensure fast, continuous supply of bulk quantities of sample collection devices to customers in a wide variety of COVID testing laboratories.
In July 2020, NEST Biotech was issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the emergency use of its product - disposable sampler (VTM).
| Sample Method | Collection Type | Media Type | FDA Certified | Product |
| Swab | Oropharyngeal swab | ITM | Yes | Oropharyngeal swab collection kit with ITM |
| VTM | Yes | Oropharyngeal swab collection kit with VTM | ||
| Saline solution | Yes | Oropharyngeal swab collection kit with saline solution | ||
| Nasopharyngeal swab | ITM | Yes | Nasopharyngeal swab collection kit with ITM | |
| VTM | Yes | Nasopharyngeal swab collection kit with VTM | ||
| Saline solution | Yes | Nasopharyngeal swab collection kit with saline solution | ||
| Saliva | Saliva collection kit | ITM | Yes | Saliva collection kit with ITM |
