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PRESS RELEASE | Oceanit Selected As a Semi-Finalist For the XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing Competition
Oceanit’s ASSURE-19 Covid-19 test was selected as a semi-finalist from a pool of nearly 700 teams from around the world competing in the XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing competition. The XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing competition is an initiative to develop frequent, fast,...
The Aloha Protocol For a Safer Reopening with ASSURE-19
As Oceanit moves ahead with in-vitro and in-vivo testing for the ASSURE-19 rapid point-of-need test kits, Hawaii is seeing high, sustained counts for new covid-19 cases each day. Oahu reentered lockdown last week with the U.S Surgeon General, Jerome Adams joining...
PRESS RELEASE | ASSURE-19 Begins Clinical Testing to Acquire FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Oceanit and the Queen’s Medical Center have started patient trials with ASSURE-19 rapid point-of-need Covid-19 tests as of Saturday, August 22. Oceanit is collaborating with Dr. Todd B. Seto, Queen's Medical Center's director of academic affairs and research, to...
ASSURE-19 Featured on Hawaii News Now, Honolulu Star Advertiser, and Pacific Business News
With the recent announcement of continued support from the National Institutes of Health RADx initiative, Oceanit’s ASSURE-19 rapid point-of-need COVID-19 test progress was featured in the news from several local outlets. Oceanit is focusing on quickly bringing...
Press Release | AUG 20: NIH Funding and Moving to Trials
Honolulu, HI | AUG 20th - Oceanit’s ASSURE-19 test kit awarded NIH RADx funding, set to begin clinical trials. Oceanit Laboratories’ ASSURE-19 rapid point-of-need COVID-19 test has been selected for continued support by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid...
Honolulu Civil Beat – Widespread, Frequent COVID-19 Testing ‘Can Wipe This Off The Planet’
Amid surging cases and widespread dissatisfaction with Gov. David Ige’s plans for schools and tourism, Honolulu’s Civil Beat news organization wrote about how doctors and economists want ramped-up testing as quickly as possible. Senior business writer, Stewart Yerton...
KITV Island News – Patrick K. Sullivan Discusses ASSURE-19
On Monday, August 3rd, Dr. Sullivan joined KITV 4’s Evening Island News program for a live interview about ASSURE-19’s progress. Hosts Mika Miyashima and Brenton Awa on heard about our progress, how the test works, scale up plans, and how ASSURE-19 has the potential...
Honolulu Star Advertiser: Hawaii Coronavirus Saliva Test Could Help Turn Pandemic’s Tide
Oceanit and our partners are continuing to build momentum aaround our COVID-19 testing efforts during the global pandemic. The Honolulu Star Advertiser recently spoke with CEO Patrick Sullivan for the latest updates on Oceanit’s ASSURE-19 development. The article was...
Hawaii News Now – COVID-19 Spit Test
Oceanit welcomed Hawaii News Now to our Downtown Honolulu labs to introduce the ASSURE-19 rapid diagnostic test. Pat Sullivan, CEO of Oceanit joined HNN host, Mahealani Richardson to discuss our recent progress, participation in NIH’s RADx program. the NIH program is...
Hawaii Public Radio: Bytemarks Cafe
Dr. Patrick Sullivan joined Hawaii Public Radio Host, Burt Lum on the Bytemarks Cafe program to discuss Oceanit’s development of ASSURE-19. With the opening up of Hawaii’s economy dependent on rapid, reliable, and available COVID-19 testing, they discussed how can...