ARUP Laboratories will perform the test only on saliva specimens collected using an ARUP collection kit with a healthcare provider present. ARUP validated the test using its kit on high-throughput instruments, and cannot perform it on other saliva specimens without jeopardizing quick turnaround times, said Adam Barker, Ph.D., director of ARUP’s new COVID-19 Rapid Response Lab.

SQI Diagnostics, Inc. CEO Mr. Robert L. Chioini stated, “Within our organ transplant, autoimmune disease, and serological testing business units we have multiple products in clinical development, and we believe these advanced tests have the potential to offer patients and consumers significant benefit once they receive regulatory approval.