OraSure Technologies
Bethlehem, United StatesFounded 1987Industry
OraSure Technologies makes sample collection and rapid diagnostic products including Ebola testing. CBRNE-relevant work is a minor part of its offering according to its website.
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OraSure Technologies is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania diagnostics company, founded in 1987 as SolarCare and publicly traded on Nasdaq under OSUR. Its first-generation OraQuick Ebola Rapid Antigen Test received US Food and Drug Administration De Novo authorisation in 2019.
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In July 2026 the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization, number EUA260001, for the second-generation OraQuick Ebola 2.0 Rapid Antigen Test, which detects all four Ebola viruses that cause human disease and is restricted to authorised high-complexity laboratories. A local business report covered the authorisation.
Its annual report for 2025 is on the SEC register. Ebola testing is one line within a business that is mostly infectious disease and sample collection diagnostics.
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Publicly listed on Nasdaq (OSUR)
Parent: none (publicly listed) (checked)
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- https://orasure.com/company.html
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/21/3330987/11732/en/OraSure-Receives-Emergency-Use-Authorization-for-Second-Generation-Ebola-Test.html
- https://orasure.com/documents/products/ebola-v2/EUA-OraQuick%20Ebola%202.0%20EUA%20LoA.pdf
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1116463/000111646326000016/osur-20251231.htm
- https://lvb.com/bethlehems-orasure-fda-emergency-authorization-ebola-test/
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- BARDA or government contract values: not read.
- Statement that the business is mostly infectious disease and sample collection: not cited in these sources.
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What does OraSure Technologies do?
OraSure Technologies makes sample collection and rapid diagnostic products including Ebola testing. CBRNE-relevant work is a minor part of its offering according to its website.
Where is OraSure Technologies based?
HQ (as found): Bethlehem. HQ country: US.
Who owns OraSure Technologies?
Publicly listed on Nasdaq (OSUR). Parent: none (publicly listed) (checked)
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