NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Curetis today reported a 36 percent year-over year increase in revenues for the first half of 2018, largely due to sales of its diagnostic test cartridge and instruments in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

For the six-month period ended June 30, Curetis' revenues rose to €807,000 ($919,553) from €595,000 a year earlier. Contributing to the growth was a 257 percent surge in sales from cartridges and instruments in the EMEA market.