Mayo Clinic acquires equity stake in rapid COVID test-maker Genomadix
Ottawa startup awaiting regulatory approval for portable device says partnership with world-renowned U.S. research facility will help further develop its technology.
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Spartan Bioscience
Rising from Spartan’s ashes: Genomadix says retooled rapid COVID test ready for market
Ottawa biotech startup has raised $7.5 million in fresh funding as it looks to capitalize what it says is the continued need for “a decentralized,
Q&A: New CEO has high hopes for Spartan Cube after family trust buys biotech firm’s COVID-testing IP
Spartan filed for creditor protection and laid off two-thirds of its 90 employees after facing continued questions about the reliability of its COVID-detecting lab-in-a-box.
Healthy boost: Ottawa VR startup Realize Medical lands $1M in seed funding
Local biotech firm’s groundbreaking platform is used by medical researchers around the world to create 3D images of hearts, knees and other body parts.
Spartan Bioscience files for creditor protection, lays off nearly 70% of staff
Ottawa biotech firm says it is restructuring in the wake of a “higher-than-expected level of inconclusive results” from its rapid COVID-19 testing device.
‘A game-changer’: How Spartan retooled its patented rapid DNA test to tackle COVID-19
Ottawa biotech firm predicts revenues will top $200 million this year – and only rise from there.
Spartan Bioscience says rapid COVID-19 test has Health Canada’s approval
Ottawa company says it plans to begin shipping the device “immediately” to federal and provincial governments as well as commercial customers.
Spartan Bioscience re-submits rapid COVID-19 test to Health Canada for approval
After facing months of delays, Ottawa biotech firm is hoping its rapid testing device is poised to clear the final hurdle before it can go
‘Amazing technology’: New Spartan CEO says Ottawa firm on verge of market breakthrough
Chief executive Roger Eacock says rapid COVID-19 tests are poised to make local biotech company a force on the ‘international stage.’
Spartan Bioscience cleared to launch trials for COVID-19 test upgrades
Company says it hopes to get Health Canada’s approval to market the test “in the coming weeks.”
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