OraSure Technologies, Inc. [OSUR] to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
July 26 2012 - 10:00AM
ADVISORY, July 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
OraSure Technologies, Inc. [OSUR], leaders in the development,
manufacture and distribution of technologies used to detect or
diagnose critical medical conditions, including HCV and HIV, will
visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square on July 27th in honor
of World Hepatitis Day.
OraSure Technologies' OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test is the
only FDA approved rapid hepatitis C test in the U.S. It is
used in the U.S. and around the would to diagnose people at risk
for hepatitis C, a disease that affects over 4 million people in
the U.S., and nearly 180 million people globally.
OraSure also recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) approval for the Company's OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test for
sale directly to consumers in the over-the-counter (OTC) market –
making it the first and only rapid OTC HIV test approved in the
U.S.
To mark the occasion Douglas Michels, OraSure President &
CEO will ring the Closing Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway –
Broadcast Studio
When:
Friday, July 27, 2012 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Contact:
Jennifer Moritz
(917) 748-4006
jmoritz@0to5.com
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Jen Knapp
(212) 401-8916
Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com
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About OraSure Technologies, Inc.
[OSUR]:
OraSure Technologies is a leader in the development, manufacture
and distribution of oral fluid diagnostic and collection devices
and other technologies designed to detect or diagnose critical
medical conditions. Its innovative products include rapid tests for
the detection of antibodies to HIV and HCV at the point of care and
testing solutions for detecting various drugs of abuse. In
addition, the Company is a leading provider of oral fluid sample
collection, stabilization and preparation products for molecular
diagnostic applications. OraSure's portfolio of products is sold
globally to various clinical laboratories, hospitals, clinics,
community-based organizations and other public health
organizations, research and academic institutions, distributors,
government agencies, physicians' offices, and commercial and
industrial entities. The Company's products enable healthcare
providers to deliver critical information to patients, empowering
them to make decisions to improve and protect their health.
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