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Lumos gains FDA nod on third try for Febridx 510(k) as stock rockets 327%

July 5, 2023
By Tamra Sami
Rapid point-of-care diagnostics company Lumos Diagnostics Inc. saw its stock shoot up 327% on the news that it finally gained U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Febridx rapid, point-of-care test for bacterial infections. Febridx is a finger prick blood test that can indicate if a person has a bacterial or viral acute respiratory infection within 10 minutes.
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