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How expensive is this machine? $1k, $10k?
by khjklehti 7y ago
How expensive is this machine? $1k, $10k?
- pauljurczak 7y agoCertainly not $1K! BTW, at current U.S. hospital billing levels, $1K buys you a small bottle of Tylenol. Think big, my friend!
- dna_polymerase 7y agoSorry, German source only, but reportedly: Device is 15.000€ and a single cartridge runs between 50 and 100€ [0]. [0]: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/pandemie-testergebnisse-in-wenigen-stunden-bosch-entwickelt-covid-19-schnelltest/25684166.html?ticket=ST-834594-shOtHKhshHHLKSqkcg1U-ap1 https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/pandemie-...
- pauljurczak 7y agoThat makes sense. There seems to be a better option available in the U.S.: Abbott ID NOW, which produces results in 5 to 13 minutes. The cost was $8K before the acquisition of Alere by Abbott: https://serfinitymedical.com/products/id-now-instrument-us-alere-nat024-928584 https://serfinitymedical.com/products/id-now-instrument-us-a...