Genedrive PLC - MT-RNR1 ID Kit in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital
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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
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
Anna Dunphy +44 (0)7876 741 001
About genedrive plc ( 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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