Where are the 5000/day (hour?) machines doing it for $1 a test?
This was promised weeks ago. It was a matter of automated diagnostic reprogramming?
So this is promised in 10 days. How many units, 15000?
This was promised weeks ago. It was a matter of automated diagnostic reprogramming?
So this is promised in 10 days. How many units, 15000?
This fills a different need. Rosch has their tests to market and test quantity is ramping up at designated centers. $1/test is just what Rosch gets, so it's gonna cost more than that.
> It was a matter of automated diagnostic reprogramming?
Nah, you still need reagents.
> So this is promised in 10 days. How many units, 15000?
The Cepheid machines are neat. They make bigger machines, but mostly you buy a machine with 1-8 slots and disposable testing cartridges. When a patient needs a test, you put their sample in the cartridge, stick it in a slot, and that slot yields an answer in 45 minutes.
This will be a very nice tool for individual, smaller hospitals (and even large clinics) to have in the next 10 days when it rolls out, and for situations where we want to get immediate feedback. Probably not a massive number of units at first. And not nearly as cost-effective as the Rosch.