Lab21 Ltd launches new commercial companion diagnostic service for HIV tropism in UK.

Lab21 Ltd announced the addition of a new diagnostic test for HIV to its portfolio of companion diagnostic services. Lab21 will be the first commercial reference laboratory in the UK to provide a companion diagnostic service for the HIV drug, Celsentri, which is marketed by ViiV Healthcare who are currently supporting the provision of this genotypic tropism testing to the UK NHS. Lab21 will offer the HIV service from its UK operation with immediate effect and will be able to receive samples from all parts of the world. In the longer term the company also plans to offer the test as part of its comprehensive HIV service at its US facility in Greenville, SC. The HIV diagnostic is a …