# Thermo Fisher Scientific opens COVID-19 test kit plant in Bengaluru

Thermo Fisher Scientific opened a new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, India to produce COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits under the brand name CoviPath. The facility has capacity to manufacture up to 10 million tests per month.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-16
- Where: Bengaluru, India
- Starts operating: 16 Feb 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10 million tests per month
- Products: COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits (CoviPath)
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/7061.md)

## Sources

- [moneycontrol.com](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific-launches-rt-pcr-test-kits-designed-and-made-in-india-6528951.html), 2021-02-16: "Thermo Fisher Scientific, the US-based maker of laboratory equipment said it has opened new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru to produce COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits under brand name CoviPath"

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