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Lucira Health files for bankruptcy as it receives EUA for home COVID-19, flu test

By Emily Olsen 12:24 pm February 27, 2023

Lucira Health announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week just as the diagnostics company received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for an at-home combination COVID-19 and flu test. In the company's bankruptcy filing, it lists about $146 million in assets and liabilities of around $85 million. Lucira plans to use approximately $4.5 million cash on hand to fund operations as it...

The Lucira COVID-19 All-in-One Test Kit and its packaging

FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home

By Dave Muoio 12:29 pm November 18, 2020

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to a COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test that provides individuals with a result within 30 minutes, in the comfort of their home. As opposed to currently available at-home testing products, which have patients self-collect a nasal swab sample and ship it for processing in a lab, the Lucira COVID-19 All-in-One Test Kit...