Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Vision segment has won FDA approval for the first contact lenses designed to reshape the cornea curve and help treat the progression of myopia in children.

Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE: BDX) has received a CE mark for its HPV screening from at-home self-collected vaginal samples using BD Onclarity HPV Assay.

The FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization for its Pixel by Labcorp (NYSE: LH) COVID-19 PCR test home collection kit for ages 2-17.

• The NIH released $1.4 million of the $6.4 million planned five-year grant.
• This notice of grant award follows promising two-year data from the Orion trial.
• Price Action: EYES shares are trading 20.5% lower at $5.07 during the market session on the last check Thursday.

Biocept Inc (NASDAQ: BIOC) has entered into a controlled equity offering with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co to sell up to $25 million of its common stock.

• It reported a Q1 EPS of $0.19, a turnaround from a $(1.06) loss a year ago. Revenues of $17.7 million compared to $1.4 million in Q1 2020 were well above the consensus of $13.7 million.
• The increase is attributable to higher RT-PCR COVID-19 testing.
• Price Action: BIOC shares are trading 9.9% lower at $4.29 during the market session on the last check Thursday.