STDs
Chembio Diagnostics Gets CLIA Waiver for HIV-Syphilis Dual Rapid Test
The test can detect both HIV and syphilis from a single sample in 15 minutes using fingerstick blood, venous whole blood, or plasma.
Simple HealthKit Raises $8M in Series A Round
The California startup sells PCR-based tests for respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases and said it will use the funding toward innovation and expanded sales of its products.
Biosynex to Acquire Chembio Diagnostics for $17.2M
Biosynex will buy all of Chembio's shares at $.45 per share in an all-cash deal that merges two developers and makers of point-of-care diagnostic tests.
Among potential growth opportunities, the firm's new CEO noted hospital lab M&A and STD and cancer testing.
COVID-19 Still a Focus for Infectious Disease Test Developers in 2022, but Ceded Some Ground
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Tests for other respiratory viruses, as well as sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis, moved back into the development pipeline last year.
Jul 26, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
Bosch Receives CE-IVD Mark for STI Test
May 11, 2022
Oct 4, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
CDC Updates STI Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines
May 28, 2021