How is chip fabrication is more scalable than plastic 384-well plates and cotton swabs? Nothing shy of a home pregnancy test is more scalable than qPCR.
This is one of the implementations we're actually developing. One of the challenges with the implementation of testing on this scale is not necessarily on the technology/assay but on implementation. How do you reasonably test millions of folks each and every day, or said another way actually get millions of nasal swabs, saliva, etc on 384 well plate?
I think our ultimate approach is much more akin, albeit with a bit more sensor voodoo magic, to a at home pregnancy test than 384-well plate qPCR tests at central labs.