Saliva test upstart Rako Science sold to rival APHG

Saliva test upstart Rako Science sold to rival APHG
Rako Science partnered with Waipareira Trust to provide covid saliva testing for Māori. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Today’s announcement of the sale of saliva-testing firm Rako Science to what was once its arch-rival, Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG), is a classic case of the old adage: “If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em”.For more than a year at the height of the covid lockdowns, Rako and APHG were at one another’s throats both in public and behind-the-scenes as Rako aggressively pressed the case for national uptake of its novel saliva test technology.Rako’s main target was the health ministry, which appeared to...

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