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OpGen Provides Business Update and Announces Preliminary Unaudited Revenue and Cash Position for Second Quarter 2020
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN)(“OpGen”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and informatics to help combat infectious disease, announced today that total preliminary unaudited revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was approximately $1.2 million up from $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2019. The preliminary financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 reflect the consummation of our business combination with Curetis GmbH on April 1, 2020. The results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 will be included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and earnings release for the second quarter of 2020. Cash as of June 30, 2020 was approximately $12.8 million, an increase from the $11.5 million as of March 31, 2020. The company also announced accomplishment of the following key milestones in the second quarter of 2020 and year to date:
Mr. Schacht continued, “We also anticipate final clinical data with our Unyvero HPN Panel for Pneumonia as it relates to rapid testing for bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 patients. With Q2 being the first quarter of operating as a combined company, our business has grown year-over-year during these challenging and unprecedented times. We have successfully integrated our R&D portfolios, operations and teams, allowing us to develop and commercialize industry-leading, data-driven solutions in infectious disease diagnostics. I am especially pleased with the swift combination of our U.S. sales and marketing teams that have been operating as a single integrated team since the 1st of May.” The preliminary financial results are estimates prior to the completion of OpGen’s financial closing procedures and review procedures by its external auditors and therefore may be subject to adjustment when the actual results are available. About OpGen, Inc. OpGen, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD, USA) is a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease. Along with subsidiaries, Curetis GmbH and Ares Genetics GmbH, we are developing and commercializing molecular microbiology solutions helping to guide clinicians with more rapid and actionable information about life threatening infections to improve patient outcomes, and decrease the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms, or MDROs. OpGen’s product portfolio includes Unyvero, Acuitas AMR Gene Panel and Acuitas® Lighthouse, and the ARES Technology Platform including ARESdb, using NGS technology and AI-powered bioinformatics solutions for antibiotic response prediction. For more information, please visit www.opgen.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes statements regarding OpGen’s second quarter 2020 results, the integration of OpGen with its acquired subsidiaries, Curetis GmbH and Ares Genetics GmbH, the pursuit of FDA clearance for the Acuitas® AMR Gene Panel for use with bacterial isolates, the current business and strategic initiatives of OpGen, and the impact of COVID-19 on the company and general market conditions. These statements and other statements regarding OpGen’s future plans and goals constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict, are beyond our control, and which may cause results to differ materially from expectations. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully, timely and cost-effectively develop, seek and obtain regulatory clearance for and commercialize our product and services offerings, the rate of adoption of our products and services by hospitals and other healthcare providers, the realization of expected benefits of our business combination transaction with Curetis GmbH, the success of our commercialization efforts, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s operations, financial results, and commercialization efforts as well as on capital markets and general economic conditions, the effect on our business of existing and new regulatory requirements, and other economic and competitive factors. For a discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties associated with OpGen's business, please review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on our expectations as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. OpGen: OpGen Press Contact: OpGen Investor Contact: |