Hardy Diagnostics has partnered with NG Biotech to exclusively distribute the 15-minute test in the US. It has also brought it through the US regulatory process.
According to Natera CEO Steve Chapman, the agreement will not detract from Natera's own efforts to establish its exome sequencing-based Signatera assay.
The test could potentially enable labs to bring resistance testing in house, rather than send testing out to Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory.
The closure has no impact on the firm's other Los Gatos location, the original home of GeneWeave Biosciences, which Roche acquired in 2015 for up to $425 million.
The PCR-based Carba assay is designed to detect and differentiate bacterial gene sequences that are associated with resistance to carbapenem antibiotics.
The funds will be used to support development and early marketing of a rapid test system for antibiotic resistance targeting patients with suspected sepsis.
