Trovagene and Strand Life Sciences Sign Agreement for Urine-Based HPV Test in India and South Asia

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and Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., of Bangalore, India, completed their agreement to validate and commercialize Trovagene's proprietary urine-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test for clinical diagnostic and carrier screening use. Trovagene's urine-based HPV test is designed to allow for completely non-invasive HPV carrier screening. Strand's initial target market is an estimated population of over 450 million women between the ages 18 and 65 in India and South Asia. "We are excited to work with Strand to validate and launch our proprietary HPV test in India and South Asia. Improved logistics, reduced costs and increased compliance can significantly increase HPV screening rates," states Antonius Schuh, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Trovagene. "This is the first milestone in our commercial strategy to make our HPV test available in