Europe Authorizes 15-Minute Coronavirus Test

New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) announced on September 30, 2020, its 15-minute, point-of-care, SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for use on the BD Veritor™ Plus System has been CE marked to the IVD Directive (98/79/EC). BD stated it 'expects commercial availability of this new assay at the end of October 2020 for countries in Europe that recognize the CE mark.'

The BD Veritor Plus System is already in use across Europe to test for conditions such as Group A Strep, influenza A+B, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.