ThermoGenesis Announces that it has Notified the FDA of its Intent to Distribute the Company's Rapid COVID-19 Point-of-Care Test Kit
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), a market leader in automated cell processing tools and services in the cell and gene therapy field, announced today that it has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its intent to distribute the Company's SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) IgM/IgG Antibody Fast Detection Kit intended for professional use, which delivers results in less than 10 minutes at the point-of-care.
The Company is currently completing validations in accordance with the "Policy for Diagnostic Test for Coronavirus Disease – 2019 during the Public Health Emergency: Immediately in Effect Guidance for Clinical Laboratories, Commercial Manufacturer, and Food and Drug Administration Staff issued on March 16, 2020 for Serological Diagnostics." ThermoGenesis will notify the FDA upon completion of validation prior to product launch.
Chris Xu, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis, commented, "The Company has been in discussions with healthcare distributors, healthcare institutions, medical practitioners and government agencies, and is working quickly to bring the COVID-19 Test Kits to the U.S. professional medical community. This Kit will not only allow pre-screening for COVID-19 infections, but will also allow identification of individuals who have encountered the virus and have developed protective immunity. This will be essential in expediting the safety required to get the nation back to work in the future."
About ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Cesca Therapeutics Inc., develops, commercializes and markets a range of automated technologies for CAR-T and other cell-based therapies. The Company currently markets a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology, including its semi-automated, functionally-closed CAR-TXpress™ platform, which streamlines the manufacturing process for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market. For more information about ThermoGenesis, please visit: www.thermogenesis.com.
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