T2 Biosystems' Stock Jumps As Its COVID-19 Molecular Test Can Detect Mu, Iota Variants


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  • T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ:TTOO) announced that its T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel is capable of detecting the Mu (B.1.621) and Iota (B.1.526) variants, which were recently confirmed to be present in the U.S.
  • Also Read: T2 Biosystems Q2 Earnings Edges Wall Street Estimates On Higher Test Panels Volumes, Expects Lower COVID-19 Test Sales In FY21.
  • The T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel, which has demonstrated clinical sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 100%, provides results in under two hours utilizing an upper respiratory swab sample. 
  • The test runs on the Company's T2Dx Instrument, which can perform seven tests simultaneously and up to sixty samples per day.
  • The same T2Dx Instrument is also capable of running the FDA-cleared T2Bacteria Panel and T2Candida Panel. 
  • These panels are the only FDA-cleared assays for detecting sepsis-causing bacterial and fungal pathogens directly from whole blood in three to five hours, without the need to wait days for blood culture results. 
  • Price Action: TTOO shares are up 25.8% at $1.09 during the premarket session on the last check Friday.

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