OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR), a leader in point of care
diagnostic tests and specimen collection devices, today
announced several new HIV testing-related initiatives, in
recognition of World AIDS Day. OraSure is working with The
AIDS Institute to launch a grant program to encourage the
development of innovative HIV self testing programs and
collaborating with both The AIDS Institute and Walgreens to promote
rapid HIV testing in cities across the U.S.
"We are very proud to launch several programs
aimed squarely at enabling HIV testing in support of World AIDS
Day," said Douglas A. Michels, President and CEO of OraSure
Technologies. "A key challenge to ending HIV is to test as many
individuals as possible who have not been previously tested so they
can know their status and be linked to care."
In addition to supporting numerous community
testing events across the country, highlights of OraSure’s World
AIDS Day initiatives include:
NASDAQ Open & Expert Panel Discussion
OraSure will host the NASDAQ Stock Market
Opening Ceremony followed by a special HIV testing industry panel
discussion focused on Global Leadership in HIV Self-Testing:
Innovative Approaches to Achieve HIV Testing Goals. The panel
members will share their best practices for implementing HIV
testing. The panel discussion will be webcast live starting at 10
am EST on December 1st and can be accessed at
https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/rpk5r7es.
Guests for the NASDAQ market opening ceremony
and panel discussion will include Karl Hofmann, President and CEO
of Population Services International (PSI); Lelio Marmora,
Executive Director, UNITAID and Dr. Jeffrey Klausner MD, MPH,
Professor of Medicine and Public Health UCLA David Geffen School of
Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health. A live webcast of
the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at:
https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live at 9:30 am EST on December
the 1st.
Walgreens Retail Access Card Program Launch & Free
Testing Event
OraSure and Walgreens are launching the
OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test Retail Access Card, available for public
health organizations and advocacy groups across the country to
distribute to their at-risk program participants during outreach
events. Each card will be redeemable for one OraQuick®
In-Home HIV Test kit at no cost, at any one of the 8,000+ Walgreens
and Duane Reade drugstores nationwide.
Initially, Walgreens and OraSure will provide
the OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test Retail Access Cards to Housing
Works, a New-York City-based public health organization for people
living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. And, in honor of World AIDS
Day, OraSure, Walgreens and Housing Works will host a free HIV
testing event on December 1, from 11 am until 4 pm EST at the Duane
Reade located at 1430 Broadway in New York City. Free, OraQuick
Advance® HIV1/2 tests will be offered on a first come, first served
basis as space and supplies permit.
“The Walgreens OraQuick® HIV Test Retail Access
Card will allow public health entities to utilize our expansive
retail network to help get in-home HIV tests into the hands of
customers who need one,” said Glen Pietrandoni, Senior Director,
Patient Care and Advocacy at Walgreens. “In collaboration with
OraSure, we are looking forward to working with Housing Works as
well as other HIV/AIDS advocacy groups across the country as we
continue to build on our 35-year history of community support in
highly impacted communities.”
OraSure and The AIDS Institute Launch OraQuick® HIV
Testing Grant Program
As part of OraSure’s and The AIDS Institute’s
grant program, grant recipients will receive OraQuick® In-Home HIV
Tests in addition to financial support for program implementation.
The grant is structured to encourage new providers and
outreach programs to evaluate and use the OraQuick® In-Home HIV
Test for at-risk patients with a variety of test access methods
including in clinic, on-line and retail.
“The AIDS Institute is excited to participate in
this project. Any opportunity we can find to encourage
innovation and identify new ways of encouraging people to get
tested is important to us and our mission. We believe the big
win for everyone is this project will ultimately expand education
about HIV testing, provide test kits to people who would otherwise
not get tested, further identify individuals with HIV, and work
diligently to link them to services," comments Michael Ruppal,
Executive Director, The AIDS Institute.
About OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test
The OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test is the first
FDA-approved oral swab in-home test for HIV-1 and HIV-2. It's an
oral swab test that doesn't require blood. It's completely private.
And it's based on the same HIV test that healthcare professionals
have used since 2004.
About World AIDS Day
Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day, which occurs on
December 1, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the
fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV and
commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
According to UNAIDS, an estimated 36.7 million people globally live
with HIV and 30% don’t know their status.
About OraSure Technologies
OraSure Technologies is a leader in the
development, manufacture and distribution of point of care
diagnostic and collection devices and other technologies designed
to detect or diagnose critical medical conditions. Its
first-to-market, innovative products include rapid tests for the
detection of antibodies to HIV and HCV on the OraQuick® platform,
oral fluid sample collection, and stabilization and preparation
products for molecular diagnostic applications, and oral fluid
laboratory tests for detecting various drugs of abuse. 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, commercial and industrial entities and consumers. The
Company's products enable healthcare providers to deliver critical
information to patients, empowering them to make decisions to
improve and protect their health. For more information on
OraSure Technologies, please visit www.orasure.com.
About Housing Works
Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and
affected by HIV/AIDS. The mission of Housing Works is to end
the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless
advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial
businesses that sustain our efforts.
About The AIDS Institute
The AIDS Institute is a national nonprofit
organization that promotes action for social change through public
policy, research, advocacy and education. TAI began as a grass
roots community mobilization effort in 1985. Over the years, The
AIDS Institute has expanded its vision to become a respected
national leader dedicated to supporting and protecting health care
access for people living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and patients
living with chronic diseases.
Company contact:
Ronald H. Spair
Chief Financial Officer
610-882-1820
Investorinfo@orasure.com
www.orasure.com
Shauna White
Corporate Marketing Manager
484-353-1575
media@orasure.com
www.orasure.com
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