Co-Diagnostics, Inc. , a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Idaho Molecular Inc. and Advanced Conceptions, Inc. for nearly 4.72 million shares of the Company’s stock, plus additional common warrants totaling 465,000, providing Co-Diagnostics with all existing and future assets and intellectual property related to the Company’s upcoming at-home/point-of-care diagnostic device.
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The acquisition, first announced on December 22, is expected to streamline the commercialization of the Eikon™ platform and YourTest™ PCR device as it nears completion. The device has been designed with highly specialized optics to accommodate multiplexed assays as the Company expands its future suite of Eikon products to include additional respiratory and other infectious diseases utilizing the Company’s patented CoPrimer™ technology.
Dr. Kirk Ririe and Dr. Carl Wittwer, both pioneers of rapid and real-time PCR who have launched a series of PCR instruments in use worldwide, and key personnel in the platform’s development to date, have also respectively become president of the wholly owned subsidiary and Chairman of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Dwight Egan, CEO of Co-Diagnostics, commented, “We are pleased to announce that this important acquisition is complete, and for the value it brings to the Company as we take this step towards the next phase of our growth focused on making this next-generation healthcare solution available worldwide. We look forward to continuing to develop and iterate new, groundbreaking products on the Eikon platform.”
The YourTest PCR device has not been reviewed by the FDA and is not available for sale.
About Co-Diagnostics, Inc :
Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a Utah corporation, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art diagnostics technology. The Company’s technology is utilized for tests that are designCo-Diagnostics, Inc.:ed using the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). The Company also uses its proprietary technology to design specific tests to locate genetic markers for use in industries other than infectious disease and license the use of those tests to specific customers.