Liverpool firm BioGrad Diagnostics has become the only North West-based company to be added to the Government's official list of non-NHS companies able to conduct Covid tests.
The firm, based at Liverpool Science Park, has been added to the list that only includes companies meeting the Department for Health and Social Care's required standards for providers of general Covid-19 testing, with the majority based in the south.
Listed providers must also be reviewed by UKAS, the UK’s National Accreditation Body, responsible for determining the technical competence and integrity of organisations such as those offering testing, calibration and certification services.
Dr Natalie Kenny, CEO of BioGrad Diagnostics, said: "I am really proud that we have been added to the Government's approved list of private providers in Covid-19 testing.
"This is testimony to the strength and commitment of the leadership and the team here at BioGrad and our mission that everyone should have access to gold standard healthcare and education."
BioGrad has supplied over 200,000 Covid tests in Liverpool since the first lockdown in March. The firm also recently opened new testing clinics in Shrewsbury and Manchester to meet growing demand.
There are also plans to open further clinics in London and Birmingham.
