At-home testing company Everlywell acquires telehealth business
After a busy year, at-home testing company Everlywell is growing through two acquisitions. It bought telehealth practice PWNHealth and another at-home lab testing company.
After a busy year, at-home testing company Everlywell is growing through two acquisitions. It bought telehealth practice PWNHealth and another at-home lab testing company.
After Everlywell received an emergency use authorization last year from the FDA for its at-home collection kit, the agency gave Everlywell the green light to sell its test kits without requiring a prescription.
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The Austin-based startup has distributed more than 500,000 Covid-19 test kits to date, and expects total sales to quadruple by the end of the year.
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Everlywell, Nurx, and a bevy of other companies had begun marketing at-home tests as the U.S. still faces a shortage. But they had to stop after the Food and Drug Administration clarified that it had not approved at-home testing.
The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance to note that it has not approved any at-home tests for Covid-19. A number of startups began offering private tests, for a cost, after a public shortage of testing has left many with symptoms searching for solutions.
CEO and founder Julia Cheek started EverlyWell after her own experiences trying to diagnose her own health issues highlighted problems of cost and convenience in the traditional lab testing process.
Julia Cheek said she admires what 23andMe has built and has big ambitions for her own consumer testing business.
Julia Cheek, EverlyWell CEO and cofounder, said in an email that the funding will help the company expand its suite of tests, hire key leadership positions, launch new partnerships and enhance product features this year.
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