At the end of May, I saw a small, fast coronavirus test that offered a path to mass screening. The firm's CEO promised on camera it'd be ready in 6-8 weeks

Nine weeks later, they've signed a contract with govt to do 450k tests. Congrats @nanopore, never doubted it for a moment

Full story here by @robpowellnews http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-new-tests-which-detect-covid-19-in-90-minutes-to-be-rolled-out-next-week-12041300

Good thread on the science behind LAMP testing. It's incredible stuff, but the really incredible thing from a practical perspective is that two printer-sized machines can bring you close to the capacity of a single Lighthouse Lab https://twitter.com/ewanbirney/status/1290187194208940032?s=19

Something that won't get much coverage today, but will become very important: the LAMPore test can test for other common viruses. Aside from the obvious health benefits, self-isolation because of flu is going to be a real issue in winter, so this could be a big help