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Organization Contact Information

Name: GFC Diagnostics Ltd
Street 1: The Coach House
Street 2: Manor Farm
City: Chipping Warden
Province: Oxfordshire
Post Code: OX17 1LH
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone: +44 (0) 1295 660117
Organization Email: info@gfcdiagnostics.com
Web Site: http://www.gfcdiagnostics.com
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Graham
Last Name: Cope
Title: Director
Email: grahamcope@gfcdiagnostics.com
Phone: +44 (0)7980497079

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Bruce
Last Name: Savage
Title: Director
Email: brucesavage@gfcdiagnostics.com
Phone: +44 (0) 1295 660117

General Information

Board Constituency: Private sector
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number:
Organization Type - Primary: Private Sector
Organization Type - Secondary: Company
Organization Description:
We are a small diagnostics company developing technology arising from university research. We currently sell IsoScreen, a point-of-care urine test to monitor isoniazid adherence. We are working with UK academic and NHS departments to evaluate and integrate the test into routine care. We are also working with academic departments in Toronto, Canada and in Tanzania. We are currently developing a rapid, point of care diagnostic for TB.
 
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Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Research and Development
Technical Assistance

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 1 - 5
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 0
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 0
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Attendance at a TB related event
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Network with other partners
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: United Kingdom
Are you in contact with your national TB programme: Yes
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
 
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Contribution

Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below:

Drug-Resistant TB:
We promote a diagnostic test to prevent drug resistance.

New Diagnostics:
We are developing a new point-of-care diagnostic for TB

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
A potential conflict of interest, in that we are involved with diagnostic technology which has a commercial involvement.

Application date: January 29, 2009
Last updated: July 23, 2014