Large Biopharma Company Engages LexaGene in Statement of Work to Expedite Technology Validation

BEVERLY, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , (; ) (“LexaGene” or the “Company”), an innovative, molecular diagnostics company that has commercialized the for automated, genetic testing, is pleased to announce that it has signed a statement of work with the same biopharma company that .

Dr. Jack Regan, LexaGene’s CEO and Founder stated, “The technology validation study outlined within the signed statement of work will provide this biopharma company much of the data they need to make future decisions in just a few weeks of time. This company has agreed to have the validation work done at LexaGene, and they will have a scientist embedded onsite during parts of the study. The biopharma company will provide some bio-reactor samples that are required for the study.”

He continued, “If the data generated during this validation study meets this biopharma company’s needs, and our technology is adopted for in-process testing, we believe a single manufacturing plant would generate millions of dollars in revenue annually for LexaGene. This biopharma company operates many manufacturing plants both domestically and worldwide.”

Dr. Regan concluded, “Single manufacturing plants of large biopharma manufacturers generate product worth hundreds of millions of dollars every year. It is not uncommon for manufacturing plants to experience 5 – 10 contamination events per year. Contamination events can lead to 10’s of millions of dollars in losses.^1,2 Current testing technologies rely on culture, which can take 28 days to generate results. These slow turnaround times prevent them from detecting contamination events before losses become substantial. Furthermore, many common contaminants such as different viruses and fungi are very difficult or impossible to culture. As a result, many biopharma companies are looking towards automated multiplex PCR solutions to meet their testing needs and we believe our MiQLab System is an ideal solution.”

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About LexaGene Holdings Inc.        

LexaGene is a molecular diagnostics company that has commercialized the MiQLab System for fast and easy detection of pathogens and other molecular markers. The System is designed for on-site usage and uses real-time PCR chemistry. Our customers include biopharmaceutical companies, veterinary hospitals and reference laboratories. The MiQLab System delivers excellent sensitivity, specificity, and breadth of detection.

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