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Barely two months after its rapid COVID-19 test got the green light from Health Canada, Ottawa’s Spartan Bioscience says it is filing for creditor protection and cutting two-thirds of its workforce in the wake of a “higher-than-expected level of inconclusive results” from the device. In a statement to OBJ on Tuesday, the company said it is laying off 61 of its roughly 90 employees and restructuring its operations as it works to “refine the performance of its COVID-19 test in the field.�...

Spartan Bioscience Appoints Jeremy Bridge-Cook As Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Research and Development Share Article This Canadian hire will be key in advancing Spartan’s ability to deploy our innovative technology on a wider scale, in a variety of verticals. Spartan Cube “I could not be more excited to be joining Spartan during such a formative time for the company" - Jeremy Bridge-Cook OTTAWA, Ontario (PRWEB) ...

Ottawa biotech firm predicts revenues will top $200 million this year ​– and only rise from there.

An Ottawa-based company has received Health Canada approval for a new COVID-19 rapid testing device — and some local health experts are calling it a "game changer."

After months of delays, Spartan Bioscience says Health Canada has given it the green light to start selling its rapid COVID-19 test. The Ottawa firm’s Spartan Cube ​– a coffee cup-sized mini test lab that is expected to deliver results in less than an hour ​– initially received federal approval last April. The company calls it “the first truly mobile, rapid PCR test for COVID-19 for the Canadian market.”  But the device was recalled about a month later after Health Canada express...

Article content Almost two million faulty COVID-19 test kits that claimed they could diagnose the virus in under an hour were ordered by the Canadian government before it even knew if they worked. Health Minister Patricia Hajdu approved orders for 1,920,000 kits from Spartan Bioscience of Ottawa on April 11, according to Blacklock’s Reporter who cite internal records. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Feds ordered faulty COVID-19 test kits in b...

After facing months of delays, Ottawa’s Spartan Bioscience is hoping its rapid COVID-19 testing device is poised to clear the final hurdle before it can go to market. Spartan said this week it has officially re-submitted its much-anticipated Spartan Cube ​– a coffee cup-sized mini test lab that is expected to deliver results in less than an hour ​– to Health Canada for regulatory review. It’s the final step in a rigorous process to clear the device for widespread use. The company sa...

Spartan resubmits rapid COVID-19 test for Health Canada approval VIDEO SIGN OUT Spartan Bioscience Inc. has resubmitted its rapid COVID-19 test for Health Canada approval, months after the biotech company recalled its product when the regulator raised concerns over its efficacy. The Ottawa-based company said in a statement Monday that its application includes results from clinical studies, which it says were successfully completed in both the U.S. and Canada. “Our team has worked i...

Share: OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spartan Bioscience today announced it has officially re-submitted its rapid, accurate, and portable COVID-19 test for Health Canada review. This is the final step in Canadas regulatory process. Once approved, Spartan will immediately begin shipping our made-in-Canada COVID-19 tests to our existing commercial and government partners. "Our team has worked incredibly hard to deliver an accurate, easy-to-use, on-site rapid COVID testing s...