FDA clears Osmetech's Cystic Fibrosis Test
09 Julho 2009 - 3:00AM
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Osmetech PLC
09 July 2009
9 July 2009
Osmetech plc ('Osmetech' or the 'Company')
FDA clears Osmetech's Cystic Fibrosis Genotyping Test
Osmetech plc (OMH.L), the fast growing international molecular diagnostics
company announces that it has received US Food & Drug Administration ('FDA')
510(k) clearance for its eSensor Cystic Fibrosis Genotyping Test for use on the
eSensor XT-8 System. This multiplex test is used for cystic fibrosis carrier
screening for adults of reproductive age, as an aid in newborn screening for
cystic fibrosis, and as a confirmatory diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis in
newborns and children.
This is the second FDA 510(k) cleared multiplex test the company has for use on
the eSensor XT-8 System and follows clearance of a Warfarin Sensitivity Test.
The Warfarin Sensitivity Test is used as an aid in the identification of
patients at risk for increased sensitivity to the widely used blood-thinning
drug warfarin.
Osmetech expects further commercial progress in 2009 by expanding the eSensor
XT-8 test menu to include an extended Warfarin Sensitivity Test panel that
includes CYP 4F2, a CYP 2C9 Genotyping panel, a venous thrombosis panel of
Factor V, Factor II and MTHFR and a Respiratory Virus Pathogen panel.
James White, Chief Executive, Osmetech plc, commented: "This FDA clearance marks
the start of the broadening of the menu of FDA cleared tests available to our
growing base of eSensor XT-8 System customers. Our proprietary, multiplexed DNA
eSensor technology allows for the rapid development of new tests which we plan
to commercialise globally consistent with market demands."
"We have been delighted with the excellent operational performance of
our eSensor XT-8 System in the market and we will now transition our first
generation eSensor 4800 cystic fibrosis carrier detection customers over to the
eSensor XT-8 System, enabling them to benefit from its many advantages including
greater ease of use and widening test menu."
Osmetech plc +44 (0)207 849 6027
James White, Chief Executive Officer
David Sandilands, Chief Financial Officer
Madano Partnership +44 (0) 207 593 4000
Matthew Moth, Mark Way
Canacccord Adams Limited +44 (0)
207 050 6500
Robert Finlay
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
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