Thomas John is the founder and managing director of Agappe, one of the forerunners in the Indian diagnostics industry. The company owns a world class manufacturing facility in Pattimattom, Kochi and has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Switzerland which caters to over 55 countries.AgappeChitra Magna, the made-in-India covidtesting kit produced in collaboration with SreeChitra made covid-19 tests cheaper, faster and more accurate. The kit was priced at really affordable costs as compared to imported kits which cost around double. In that way Thomas John and his team at Agappe was able to play a successful role in increasing the rate of testing and reducing India’s dependence on other countries.