Medical Services International seeks European OK for Vscan HIV test kit

By E. Janene Geiss

Philadelphia, March 29 - Medical Services International Inc. said Wednesday that it will immediately begin the procedure to obtain certification, or CE status, of its Vscan HIV test kit in Europe.

Medical Services has agreed to a proposal from a European pharmaceutical company whereby the pharmaceutical company will pay the complete cost necessary for the certification, according to a company news release.

As part of the certification, the company will look after submission of all data required by regulatory authorities, attend all necessary meetings with regulatory authorities and complete any and all other procedures required to obtain certification.

Once certification has been obtained, the Vscan HIV rapid test kit will be sold in 25 European countries, officials said.

Market studies show that there is a need for more than 6 million to 8 million HIV rapid test kits in Europe per year. Completion of the certification for Vscan could result in sales of 2 million to 3 million kits per year, company officials said.

The Vscan is a disposable, easy-to-use test for the screening of HIV 1 and 2, hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, dengue fever, West Nile, syphilis, malaria and prostate cancer. The kits cannot be sold in Canada.

Medical Services is an Edmonton, Alta., medically related holding company comprised of two core businesses. The company operates medical facilities on the Island of Anguilla, B.W.I., that supply medical diagnostic services and dialysis. The diagnostic test division was created in response to a worldwide demand for less costly, rapid technically simplified test methods to test for infectious diseases.

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