Roche COVID-19 test detects, differentiates BA.2.75

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September 2022—Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed a COVID-19 test that detects and differentiates the BA.2.75 subvariant. The VirSNiP SARS-CoV-2 Spike 147E 152R test, for research use only, targets two of the known unique mutations, K147E and W152R, in BA.2.75, which allows clear differentiation against other notable subvariants. The test is for use on the Lightcycler and Cobas z480 instruments and is available worldwide.