EVALUATION OF VTMs
Last updated: 13 September 2023
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), as the National Reference Laboratory, is mandated to perform the evaluation of commercially-manufactured in vitro diagnostic medical devices, in collaboration with the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The huge increase in testing has put pressure on the laboratory supply chain and resulted in shortages of viral transport media (VTM). In support of the national COVID-19 response, the Institute has undertaken evaluation of laboratory test kits as well as VTM and swabs.
Evaluation of the VTM is done by infecting the swabs with known Influenza A and Influenza B clinical samples and is subsequently submerged into the VTM. The VTM is tested in parallel with commercially available swab/VTM combinations (reference kit) for Real-time PCR detection of Influenza following WHO recommended protocol. Acceptability of the product is dependent on the generated PCR values if comparable with the reference kit.
Read more about the guidelines on the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and other related laboratory diagnostic supplies for COVID-19 here.
results
# | Transport Media | Manufacturer | Catalog number | Passed | Date Performed | |
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1 | Universal Transport Medium (UTM) | Copan, USA | 305C | P | 2014 | |
2 | Sansure sample storage reagent | Sansure Biotech Inc. | P | March 31 | ||
3 | Biologix transport media | Biologix Group Limited | P | April 4 | ||
4 | Sanli Virus specimen collection tube | Liuyang, Sanli Medical Technology Devt. Co | P | April 9 | ||
5 | Asan Universal Transport Medium | Puritan Medical Products Co. LLC | P | April 28 | ||
6 | Noble Bio Universal Transport Medium | Noble Biosciences Inc. Clinical Diagnostics Products |
P | April 28 | ||
7 | Dewei RNA preservation kit | Dewei Medical Equip. Co. Ltd. | P | May 5-6 | ||
8 | Biocomma transport and preservation medium | Biocomma Limited Ltd. | P | May 5-6 | ||
9 | Genesis transport media | Genesis Lifetech Marketing | P | May 6-7 | ||
10 | Remel MicrotestTM M6TM Transport media | Thermo Fisher Scientific | P | May 5-6 | ||
11 | VTMTek Pack | Manila HealthTek, Inc. | P | May 6-7 | ||
12 | Date Bioengineering specimen preservation reagent | Guangzhou Date Bioengineering Technology Co., Ltd. | P | May 23-26 | ||
13 | Citotest Labware Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Guangzhou Date Bioengineering Technology Co., Ltd. | P | May 23-26 | ||
14 | Kangjian Virus Collection and Preservation system | Jiangsu Kangjian Medical Apparatus CO.,Ltd. | P | June 24- 25 | ||
15 | Suntrine Viral Transport Medium with swab | Taizhou Sun Trine Biotechnology Co., Ltd | 902101 | P | June 24- 25 | |
16 | Specimen Collection Kit With Flocked Swab | Vegas Biotech | P | June 24- 25 | ||
17 | Hi Viral Transport Medium | HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Ltd | P | July 16-20 | ||
18 | Virus Sampling Tube (Type 1 –Activated) | Hebei Chaoran Medical Instruments Co. LTD. | CR502-19A (Type 1 –Activated) CR502-19C (Type 2 –Inactivated) |
P | September 8 | |
19 | Disposable Sample Collection Kits | Nodford International Co., LTD | NFV-101 | P | September 18 | |
20 | Linger Virus Sampling Tube | Lingen Precision Medical Products (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | MTM-04, T01 | P | September 18 | |
21 | Purflock Ultra Sterile Flocked Collection Device | Puritan Medical Products Company | 25-3317-U | P | September 28 | |
22 | Zybio Disposable Virus Sampling Tube | Zybio Inc. | VTM:Inactivated10ml-2 | P | September 28 | |
23 | Biologix Transport and Preservation Medium (classic and inactivated) | Biologix Group Limited | 19-1301 (Classic) ; 19-1302 (Inactivated) | P | October 12 | |
24 | Babio Virus Transport Kit (Non-Inactivated) | Jinan Babio Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | D384564 | P | October 12 | |
25 | Bioteke Disposable Virus Sampling Kits (Activated and Inactivated) | Bioteke Corporation Co., Ltd. | ST-9001-1 (Activated) ;ST8001-1 (Inactivated) | P | October 30 | |
26 | Bruner Disposable Specimen Collection Tube | Liuyang SANLI Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd. | SL901B | P | October 30 | |
27 | Prime Store Molecular Transport Medium (MTM) | Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics LLC | Prime Store MTM 3ml | P | November 11 | |
28 | NEST Disposable Sampler (Inactivation Transport Medium and Virus Transport Medium) | Wuxi NEST Biotechnology., LTD | 202038 (Inactivation Transport Medium) 202018 (Virus Transport Medium) |
P | November 11 | |
29 | MANTACC Disposable Sampling Kit | Miraclean Technology Co. Ltd. | MANTACC-UTM10.0 | P | December 2 | |
30 | 1st Base Viral Transport Media | Apical Scientific | CUS-7020-3ml | P | December 9 | |
31 | Longsee One-off Sampling tube | Guangdong Longsee Biomedical Co., Ltd | 3mL/T | P | December 9 | |
32 | Shandong Chengwu Medical disposable virus specimen collection | Shandong Chengwu Medical Products Factory | P | December 15 | ||
33 | CDRICH Single Use Virus Specimen Collection Tube. | Chengdu Rich Science Industry Co., Ltd. | Type I (with inactivator) | P | December 15 | |
34 | bioBoaVista (BBV) Viral Transport Media (VTM) | bioBoaVista, Valinhos, Sao Paulo Brazil | P | January 6, 2021 | ||
35 | Citoswab Virus Collection and Transport Kit | Citotest Labware Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 2118-1524-99 | P | January 26, 2021 | |
36 | Citoswab flocked swab | Citotest Labware Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Ref. No.:20609017 | P | January 26, 2021 | |
37 | Citoswab flocked swab | Citotest Labware Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Ref. No.:20609017 | P | January 26, 2021 | |
38 | BioSci Disposable Virus Sampling Tube | Shenzen Dakewe Bio-engineering Co. Ltd. | Classic (Catalogue No. FBY) Inactivated (Catalogue No. MBY) |
P | February 09, 2021 | |
39 | BD Universal Viral Transport Medium | Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, Maryland 21152 USA BENEX Limited Shannon, County Clare, Ireland | Catalogue No. 220220 | P | March 04, 2021 | |
40 | Bioer Viral Transport Medium | Nippon Genetics Co., Ltd. Koraku Mori Bldg.,18F, 4-14 Koraku 1-Chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0004, Japan | Catalogue No. BSC85X1-B1 | P | March 04, 2021 | |
41 | Biocomma Transport And Preservation Medium | Biocomma Limited B1605-B1606, Life Science Park, Shenchengtou Creative Factory, Julongshan Rd, Xiuxin Community, Kengzi St. Pingshan Dist, Shenzen China | Catalogue No (YMJ-TE11). | P | March 24, 2021 | |
42 | Biocomma Transport And Preservation Medium | Biocomma Limited B1605-B1606, Life Science Park, Shenchengtou Creative Factory, Julongshan Rd, Xiuxin Community, Kengzi St. Pingshan Dist, Shenzen China | Catalogue No (YMJ-TE5). | P | March 24, 2021 | |
43 | Biocomma Nasopharyngeal swab and Oroharyngeal swab | Biocomma Limited B1605-B1606, Life Science Park, Shenchengtou Creative Factory, Julongshan Rd, Xiuxin Community, Kengzi St. Pingshan Dist, Shenzen China | (NPS) (Ref. SW01E) (OPS) (Ref. S101E) | P | March 24, 2021 | |
44 | Bioer Sample Preservative Fluid | Hangzhou Bioer Technology Co., Ltd. 1192 Bin An Rd. Binjiang District, 310053 Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. | 2.0 ml sample preservation fluid colorless (Catalogue No. BSC85X1-A), | P | March 24, 2021 | |
45 | Copan eNAT COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS | Copan Italia SpA via Perotti 10 25125 Brescia, Italy | (Catalogue No. 608CS01P) | P | March 24, 2021 | |
46 | Disposable Virus Sampling Kit (Lituo Virus Transport Media) | Zhuhai Lituo Biotechnology Co., Ltd. No. 35, Yongan Three Road, Hongqi Town, Jinwan District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. | (Model: Non-Inactivation) | P | March 24, 2021 | |
47 | Disposable Viral Transport Tube With Swab (Vincen) | Anhui Wensheng Medical Materials Co. Ltd. No. Dong Mei Road, Boyan Science and Technology Park, High-Tech District, Hefei, Anhui, China | (Catalogue No. WS2010) | P | March 24, 2021 | |
48 | Copan Universal Transport Media (UTM)- RT | Copan Italia SpA via Perotti 10 25125 Brescia, Italy www.copanitalia.com |
Catalogue No. 3E056N | P | May 4, 2021 | |
49 | Topoct disposable virus sampling tube | Shenzhen Topoct Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd.
B-703, Haikexing Industrial Park, No. 16, Baoshan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China http://topoct.net |
P | May 4, 2021 | ||
50 | Jiangsu Viral Transport Medium | Jiangsu Huaxiaruitai Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. | Catalogue No. VTM-M | P | May 14, 2021 | |
51 | Citoswab transport medium | Ciitotest Labware Manufacturing Co., LTD | Catalogue No. VTM-N | P | May 15, 2021 | |
52 | Tianqi Viral Collection and Transport Kits | “Hunan-Tech New Medical Systems Co., Ltd 2nd Building, south district of high tech zone, Huaihua, Hunan province, 418000, China” | Catalogue No. TQD00611 | P | July 5, 2021 | |
53 | Bruner Viral Collection and Transport kit; VTM-N (Inactivation) | “Hunan-Tech New Medical Systems Co., Ltd. 2nd Building, South District Of High-Tech Zone, Huaihua, Hunan province, China www.hntq.com” | Catalogue No. TQD00621) | P | July 5, 2021 | |
54 | Bruner Viral Collection and Transport kit; (Non-Inactivation) | “Hunan-Tech New Medical Systems Co., Ltd. 2nd Building, South District Of High-Tech Zone, Huaihua, Hunan province, China www.hntq.com” | Catalogue No. TQD00612) | P | July 5, 2021 | |
55 | EasyNat disposable sample collector kit | “USTAR BIOTECHNOLOGIES (HANGZHOU) LTD. Fl 8, 3766 Nanhuan Rd, Binjiang Dist, Hangzhou, Zhejian, China 310053” | Catalogue No. U40038 | P | July 5, 2021 | |
56 | MGIN Viral collection kit | “MGIN Co., Ltd. SK V1 Center 1-Dong 514-Ho , 155, Misagangbyeonhangang-ro, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea” | Catalogue No. MGIN V2077.01 | P | July 5, 2021 | |
57 | Biobase disposable virus sampling tube kit (Active Type) | “Biobase Biodustry (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Biobase Biodustry Park, Crossing of Jingshi East Road and Mingbu Road, Mingshui Economic Development Zone Zhangqiu, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China” | Catalogue No. DR1126-A22H | P | July 5, 2021 | |
58 | Biobase disposable virus sampling tube kit (Inactive type) | “Biobase Biodustry (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Biobase Biodustry Park, Crossing of Jingshi East Road and Mingbu Road, Mingshui Economic Development Zone Zhangqiu, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China” | Catalogue No. DR1132-A22H | P | July 5, 2021 | |
59 | Biocomma transport and preservation medium | “Biocomma Limited Ground FL, Bldg 12, Zhonghaixin Industrial Park, Ganli Six Rd, Jihua St. Long Gang Dist. Shenzenn, 518114 P.R.. China” | Catalogue No. YVJ-TE4 | P | July 5, 2021 | |
60 | Zybio disposable virus sampling tube | “Zybio Inc. Floor 1 to Floor 4, Building 30, No. 6 of Talkang Road, Block C of Jiangiao Park, Dadukou District, Chongging, China 40082 “ | Inactivated-3 | P | August 3, 2021 | |
61 | Origin Viral Transport Medium | “Origin Diagnostics and Research OPX III/601 Priyanka Building, Vavvakkavu, Kollam, Kerala, India “ | Catalogue No. OVT01 | P | August 3, 2021 | |
62 | Uni-medica disposable viral sampling tube | “Shenzen Uni-medica Technology Co. Ltd. Room 202, Block 6th, LiuXian Culture Park, XiLi Town, Nanshan District, Shenzen, Guangdong Province, P.R. China “ | Catalogue No. : VST-01, 3.0 ml Classic medium Catalogue No. : VST-02, 3.0 ml Inactivated medium | P | August 3, 2021 | |
63 | Biobase disposable virus sampling tube II | “Biobase Biodustry (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Biobase Biodustry Park, Crossing of Jingshi East Road and Mingbu Road, Mingshui Economic Development Zone Zhangqiu, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China “ | Inactive type – 2ml | P | August 6, 2021 | |
64 | Biobase disposable virus sampling tube II | “Biobase Biodustry (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Biobase Biodustry Park, Crossing of Jingshi East Road and Mingbu Road, Mingshui Economic Development Zone Zhangqiu, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China “ | Inactive type – 3ml | P | August 6, 2021 | |
65 | Run mei Viral transport medium | “Hunan Run mei Gene Technology Co., Ltd Room 401-1, Building 3, Shanhe Medical and Health Industrial Park, No. 1048, Zhongqing Road, Shaping Street, Kaifu District, Changsa, Hunan Province, China “ | Inactivated | P | August 12, 2021 | |
66 | AB transport medium (ABTM) | AB Medical, Inc. 6-24, Nanosandan 5-ro, Nam-myeon, Jang-seong-gun, Jeollanam-do, 57428 Korea | Catalogue No.: ABTM | P | September 23, 2021 | |
67 | Da An Gene specimen preservation reagent | Da An Gene Co., Ltd. of Sun Yat-sen University | Catalogue No.: DA0970 | P | September 23, 2021 | |
68 | IdentiVTM- Viral Transport Medium | Jeev Disgnostics Pvt. Ltd., 657/A, Babu Jagjeevanram Street, Kundrathur Road, Gerugambakkam, Chennai, India, 600128 | Catalogue No.: VA101B | P | September 30, 2021 | |
69 | Inactivated Biocomma transport and preservation medium | “Biocomma Limited B1605-B1606, Life Science Park, Shenchengtou Creative Factory, Julongshan Rd, Xiuxin Community, Kengzi St, Pingshan Dist, Shenzen, China “ | Catalogue No.: YMJ-TE4 | P | September 30, 2021 | |
70 | Encode multipurpose viral sampling system (Non-inactivated and Inactivated) | “Zhuhai Encode Medical Engineering Co., Ltd. Honghui 2nd RD Hongqi Industrial Zone, Jiwan District, Zhuhai,P.R China(519090)” | Catalogue No. : VTM1101 | P | October 28, 2021 | |
71 | Ningbo sample preservation solution | “Ningbio Shone Ned-Tech Co., Add: NO 388 Huxian Road Gaoqiao Town Haishu District Ningbo City China” | Catalogue No. : VTM-N ; SH-SPW | P | October 28, 2021 | |
72 | Poweray disposable virus sampling tube | “Shenzhen Poweray Biotechnology Co., Ltd A Building501, 16-1 Jinhui Road,Jinsha Community, Kengzi Street, Pingshan District” | Catalogue No. : Pr01 | P | October 28, 2021 | |
73 | Citoswab transport medium | Citotest Labware Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Catalogue No. : 2118-0419 | P | October 28, 2021 | |
74 | Sanli disposable virus specimen collection tube | Liuyang SANLI Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd. | Catalogue No. : SL901B | P | November 3, 2021 | |
75 | Disposable Virus Specimen Collection Tube | “Changsa Renji Medical Equipment Co., Inc. Building B8. ,No. 18 Xiangtai Road, Changsa E Center, Liuyang Jingkai District, Changsa City, Human Province China “ | (Inactivated-3) | P | December 15, 2021 | |
76 | Zybio Disposable Virus Sampling Tube | “Zybio Inc. Floor 1 to Floor 4, Building 30, No. 6 of Talkang Road, Block C of Jiangiao Park, Dadukou District, Chongging, China 40082 “ | (Inactivated-3) | P | December 15, 2021 | |
77 | LAS transport medium | “LAS Inc. , 16 Arayuk-ro, Gimpo, 10136, Korea Tel No.: +82-2-3486-0911/2 Fax No.:. +82-31-985-9157 Email address: info@las.kr “ | Model Name: LASwab VTM Kit | P | April 7, 2022 | |
78 | Meidike Gene disposable virus sampling kit | “Medico Technology Co., Ltd. Rom 201 of Building 14th and Bilding 17th, Hengyi Lane, Yuanhu Road, Zhangbei, Industrial Park, Longcheng Street, Longgang district, Shenzen Guangdong, China Tel. No. : (86) 0755-28997664 Fax No.: (86) -0755-28646977 “ | Product Code: MVTM-10A | P | June 21, 2022 |
Results of RITM evaluations do not, in any way or form, represent a Certificate of Product Registration or Certificate of Authorization issued by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Institute is making this information available for public good and does not serve to endorse companies, manufacturers, or product brands for commercial purposes.