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Novacyt S.A.
("Novacyt" or the "Company")
Validation of COVID - 19 tests in the UK under CTDA legislation
Paris, France and Camberley, UK – 2 November 2021 – Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH:
ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, announces an update
on the availability of its COVID - 19 tests in the UK following implementation of the UK Health
Security Agency’s Medical Devic s (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment)
Regulations 2021 (“CTDA”).
The mandatory CTDA guidelines require all suppliers of COVID - 19 tests ( polymerase chain
reaction and antigen / lateral flow tests ) to submit data on their tests for a desk top validation
if they wish to continue to sell them in the UK . This legislation does not apply or affect any
sales outside the UK.
On 20 October 20 21, the UK Health Security Agency issued a list of productson the CTDA
register that had so far successfully completed CTDA desktop review and been approved. A
second list , the temporary protocol, was also issued detailing products which can remain on
the market whilst validation is being processed with an extended deadline from 1 November
2021 to 28 February 2022. Only validated products , or products on the temporary protocol,
can be sold in the UK after 31 October 2021. The UK Health Security Agency has committed
to continuing its review of submitted tests and updating the CTDA register accordingly.
Novacyt submitted 11 products for review on time to meet the original CTDA submission
deadline of 1 September 2021. To date, Novacyt’s Primerdesign Ltd PROmate® COVID - 19
test has been namedon the temporary protocol ( this encompasses both the PROmate® 1Gene q16 and q32 products) . The CTDA has not yet communicated the status of any of the remaining nine products .
As a result, from 1 November 2021, the Company will only be sellingthe PROmate® COVID -
19 test in the UK until such time the UK Health Security Agency completes its review of the
additional nine products submitted. If no further products are added to the CTDA register,
the impact on full year revenues for 2021 will be circa £3 million.
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For further information, please refer to www.novacyt.com or contact:
Novacyt SA
David Allmond, Chief Executive Officer
James McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0)1276 600081
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Matthew Johnson / Charlie Bouverat (Corporate Finance)
Vadim Alexandre / Rob Rees (Corporate Broking)
+44 (0)20 3470 0470
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