REG - Genedrive PLC - MT-RNR1 ID Kit in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital

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04/11/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 0158G  Genedrive PLC  04 November 2025

genedrive plc

("genedrive" or the "Company")

Genedrive® MT-RNR1 ID Kit implemented at Dublin's Rotunda Hospital

 

genedrive plc (AIM: GDR), the point of care pharmacogenetic testing company,
announces that the Genedrive® MT-RNR1 ID Kit has been implemented at Dublin's
Rotunda Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ("NICU").  The Rotunda Hospital
implementation is in addition to the 14 hospitals in the UK that are currently
utilising the Genedrive® MT-RNR1 ID Kit under the PALOH-UK programme.

 

Funded initially by the Rotunda Foundation under the "Early Identification of
Susceptibility to Gentamicin Induced Hearing Loss" programme, Rotunda Hospital
admits approximately 1,400 babies each year into its NICU.

 

Further details are available at:

 

https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20251101/281616721613956
(https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20251101/281616721613956)

 

Dr Gino Miele, CEO of genedrive plc, said: "Implementation at Rotunda
Hospital is further validation of the product-market fit of our MT-RNR1 ID
kit.  Funded through a charitable foundation and led by Professor Brian
Cleary, who has personal experience of hearing loss requiring a cochlear
implant, we are excited to see the test being implemented internationally, in
addition to those in PALOH-UK and the NHS England framework."

Prof. Brian Cleary, Pharmacy Executive Manager, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin,
said: "We are very excited to have access to point-of-care pharmacogenetic
testing technology which enables us to identify babies at risk of significant
hearing loss quickly and effectively. The ÉISTIGÍ project, supported by the
Charlotte Stoker Fund, presents an exciting opportunity to assess the
feasibility of point of care pharmacogenomics testing in this setting."

Prof. Breda Hayes, Consultant Neonatologist, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, said:
"We are really happy with how the implementation is progressing. Bedside
testing is a fantastic addition to the care that we provide, offering
reassurance that we can reduce the risk of gentamicin-induced hearing loss in
our most vulnerable patients."

 

For further details please contact:

 genedrive plc                                     +44 (0)161 989 0245
 Gino Miele: CEO / Russ Shaw: CFO

 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)      +44 (0)20 7418 8900
 James Steel

 Walbrook PR Ltd (Media & Investor Relations)      +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or genedrive@walbrookpr.com
                                                   (mailto:genedrive@walbrookpr.com)
 Anna Dunphy                                       +44 (0)7876 741 001

 

About genedrive plc ( http://www.genedrive.com (http://www.genedrive.com) )

genedrive plc is a pharmacogenetic testing company developing and
commercialising a low cost, rapid, versatile and simple to use point of need
pharmacogenetic platform for the diagnosis of genetic variants. This helps
clinicians to quickly access key genetic information that will aid them make
the right choices over the right medicine or dosage to use for an effective
treatment, particularly important in time-critical emergency care healthcare
paradigms. Based in the UK, the Company is at the forefront of Point of Care
pharmacogenetic testing in emergency healthcare. Pharmacogenetics informs on
how your individual genetics impact a medicines ability to work for you.
Therefore, by using pharmacogenetics, medicine choices can be personalised,
made safer and more effective. The Company has launched its two flagship
products, the Genedrive® MT-RNR1 ID Kit and the Genedrive® CYP2C19 ID Kit,
both developed and validated in collaboration with NHS partners and deployed
on its point of care thermocycler platform. Both tests are single-use
disposable cartridges which are ambient temperature stable, circumventing the
requirement for cold chain logistics. The Directors believe the Genedrive®
MT-RNR1 ID Kit is a worlds-first and allows clinicians to make a decision on
antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care units within 26 minutes, ensuring
vital care is delivered, avoiding adverse effects potentially otherwise
encountered and with no negative impact on the patient care pathway. Its
CYP2C19 ID Kit which has no comparably positioned competitor currently allows
clinicians to make a decision on the use of Clopidogrel in stroke patients in
70 minutes, ensuring that patients who are unlikely to benefit from or suffer
adverse effects from Clopidogrel receive an alternative antiplatelet
therapeutic in a timely manner, ultimately improving outcomes. Both tests have
undergone review by the National Institute for Health and Care Clinical
Excellence ("NICE") and have been recommended for use in the UK NHS. The
Company has a clear commercial strategy focused on accelerating growth through
maximising in-market sales, geographic and portfolio expansion and strategic
M&A, and operates out of its facilities in Manchester.

 

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