CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CEMI) Files An 8-K Other Events
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CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CEMI) Files An 8-K Other Events
On July 18, 2019, we announced that we had entered into an agreement with Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, to develop a novel point-of-care diagnostic test to detect an undisclosed biomarker. We issued a press release titled “Chembio Diagnostics and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Enter Collaboration to Develop Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test,” a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Chembio Diagnostics and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Enter Collaboration to Develop Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test MEDFORD,…
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About CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CEMI)
Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (Chembio), and its subsidiary, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., develop, manufacture, market and license rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests (POCTs) that detect infectious diseases. The Company’s products available are rapid tests for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1/2 antibodies, and a multiplex rapid test for the detection of HIV and Syphilis antibodies. The HIV 1/2 rapid tests employ in-licensed and lateral flow technologies that are used with all blood matrices as samples, and are manufactured in a standard cassette format, a dipstick format and a barrel format. Its HIV 1/2 rapid antibody detection test incorporates the Dual Path Platform (DPP) POCT technology. The DPP HIV 1/2 Assay detects antibodies to HIV 1 and 2 in oral fluid samples, as well as in all blood matrices. The Company’s product pipeline includes a multiplex rapid test for earlier detection of HIV and a multiplex test that detects HIV and Syphilis specific antibodies.
