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Biocartis announces launch of Influenza-Respiratory Virus Panel on the Idylla(TM) platform - Seite 2

Rudi Pauwels, CEO Biocartis, states: "Collaboration is a key aspect of the strategy that we outlined at the time of our Initial Public Offering, in order to accelerate our menu development and speed up our commercial reach. Janssen has been a long-standing and very supportive partner of Biocartis. We are therefore delighted with the launch of such a high performance quality Idylla(TM) Respiratory IFV-RSV Panel. The combination of oncology and infectious disease tests demonstrates the versatility of our Idylla(TM) platform, one of the reasons why Janssen Diagnostics chose to work with Biocartis."

Biocartis is planning to roll-out a range of infectious disease tests in the coming years. The Idylla(TM) Rapid Ebola Virus Triage Test, developed in association with Janssen Diagnostics and the Institute for Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (Belgium), is expected to be the next infectious disease test on Idylla^TM.

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Biocartis (Euronext Brussels: BCART) is an innovative molecular diagnostics (MDx) company providing next generation diagnostic solutions aimed at improving clinical practice for the benefit of patients, clinicians, payers and industry. Biocartis' proprietary MDx Idylla(TM) platform is a fully automated sample-to-result, real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) system that offers accurate, highly reliable molecular information from virtually any biological sample in virtually any setting. Idylla(TM) addresses the growing demand for personalized medicine by allowing fast and effective treatment selection and treatment progress monitoring. Biocartis launched the Idylla(TM) platform commercially in September 2014 together with its first assay to identify BRAF Mutations in metastatic melanoma. Its second assay, a KRAS Mutation panel for colorectal cancer, was launched in June 2015. Biocartis is developing and marketing a rapidly expanding test menu addressing key unmet clinical needs in oncology and infectious diseases. These areas represent respectively the fastest growing and largest segments of the MDx market worldwide. Further information can be found at: www.biocartis.com.