Co-Diagnostics, Inc. and Partner CRL to Discuss Saliva Testing and Future Applications of PCR in 360Dx Webinar

SALT LAKE CITY, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) (the "Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests, announced today that it will be accompanying Dr. Heather Fehling, Chief Scientific Officer at Clinical Reference Lab ("CRL") in a webinar titled "A New Generation of PCR: At-home Testing and Preparing for Emerging Strains of COVID-19" on Thursday, April 29 at 2:00 PM EDT.

The 360Dx webinar is expected to provide insights regarding future applications of PCR testing for COVID-19, how CRL is able to provide non-invasive and highly accurate saliva PCR tests for at-home collection, and how new PCR science and technology is enabling and expanding the applications and accessibility of PCR tests. Co-Diagnostics Senior Design Engineer Masen Christensen will discuss the results of ongoing monitoring and analyses of emerging COVID-19 mutations as they relate to the technology's performance.

In November, CRL announced that it is selling its CRL Rapid Response saliva-based COVID-19 RT-PCR test directly to consumers. The CRL announcement states that the test uses CoPrimer™ probes and primers developed by Co-Diagnostics with high degrees of sensitivity and specificity, and a simple saliva collection device that can be administered in virtually any setting, with results in typically 24 hours that are delivered via a secure online computer or mobile device platform.

Interested participants in the webinar can register here.

About Co-Diagnostics, Inc.:

Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a Utah corporation, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets a new, state-of-the-art diagnostics technology. The Company's technology is utilized for tests that are designed using the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). The Company also uses its proprietary technology to design specific tests to locate genetic markers for use in industries other than infectious disease and license the use of those tests to specific customers.

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