The Kansas City Star - Coronavirus in Missouri and Kansas: Where and how to get tested, and what's changing
In the Kansas City area, three national private commercial labs — Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp and Lee’s Summit-based Viracor Eurofins — are now also processing tests. You cannot go there directly. Ask your doctor’s office if they use one of these labs and what criteria they use to decide who gets tested.
NPR KCUR 89.3 - Lab In Lee’s Summit Says It Has Developed A Rapid Test For The New Coronavirus
Viracor Eurofins, which was founded in 1983, says it's capable of performing more than 1,000 tests per day and returning results the same day. The test will allow clinicians to expand testing to patients who currently don't meet the eligibility criteria for public laboratory testing established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The National Kidney Registry and Viracor Eurofins Announce Coronavirus COVID-19 Rapid Turnaround Transplant Testing for Donors and Recipients
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) and Viracor Eurofins announced a partnership today to deliver testing for Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 disease) to NKR's vast network of Member Centers.
KMBZ Radio Interview - What testing looks like for COVID-19
Interview with Dr. Steve Kleiboeker, Viracor Coronavirus COVID-19 SARS test
Contract PHARMA - Eurofins Offers Coronavirus Testing Services
Global testing and laboratory services firm Eurofins, said two of its clinical diagnostic testing laboratories in the U.S. now offer testing for evaluation of COVID-19. On March 13, 2020, Viracor Eurofins, one of the largest infectious diseases testing laboratories in the U.S., is launching a stand-alone real time reverse transcriptase PCR assay for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2.
KSHB 41 News - Lee's Summit Lab Testing for Coronavirus to Help Combat Spread of Virus
Interview with Dr. Steve Kleiboeker
The company first became interested in developing a test for COVID-19 in December after watching what was happening in China. By the middle of January, Kleiboeker said his scientists believed they could help with the demand for test kits by developing their own in-house testing.
KMBC 9 News - Local Lab to Begin Testing for COVID-19 with Same Day Results
Interview with Dr. Steve Kleiboeker
A local lab has received the green light from the Food and Drug Administration to begin testing for COVID-19 and it is able to process a thousand samples a day.
"Knowing the cause of the illness is the very first step to the most effective care," said Steve Kleiboeker, of Viracor Eurofins.
KCTV 5 News - Local Lab May Soon Help Battle Coronavirus COVID-19
Interview with Dr. Michelle Altrich
Doctors across the country are frustrated with the restricted access to COVID-19 testing. The CDC has guidelines for which patients qualify. Those guidelines will not apply to commercial facilities like one in Lee’s Summit.
KC Business Journal - Lee's Summit Lab to Start Testing Coronavirus COVID-19
Lee's Summit-based clinical specialty lab soon will start testing samples for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Viracor Eurofins will begin testing March 13, in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration's Emergency Use Authorization Guidance, with results in 12 to 18 hours.
NTD Eurofins Offers Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Testing Through Viracor Eurofins
NTD Eurofins, in accordance with the FDA Emergency Use Authorization Guidance, announces it will offer testing for Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR as of March 13, 2020 through its sister company Viracor Eurofins. The new test utilizes real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology to detect the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Viracor's qualitative Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay will be tested on Nasal Swab specimens. Healthcare providers can expect results within 1-2 to days from receipt at NTD