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Lucira Health Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Signals Intent to Sell Business
The COVID-19 test kit maker cited waning demand for its COVID-19 tests and unexpected delays in authorization for its combination COVID-19 and influenza test.
The Boston-based company has developed a loop-mediated amplification assay and a novel lateral flow strip technology.
Aided by COVID-19 Funding, Firms Continued Developing Handheld Diagnostic Instruments in 2022
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The lightweight, portable instruments coming onto the market employ promise to deliver test results closer to patients, potentially hastening treatments.
KSL Pulse Scientific to Distribute Lucira Health Home COVID-19, Flu Molecular Test in Canada
The palm-sized single-use instrument uses shallow nasal swabs and nucleic acid amplification to identify COVID-19 and influenzas A and B.
Lucira Health Molecular COVID/Flu Test Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization
According to the agency, this is the first molecular COVID-19 test to receive FDA authorization following collaboration with the NIH's Independent Test Assessment Program (ITAP).