On Jan. 29, 2021, OraSure Technologies announced its OMNIgeneﾮﾷORAL (OM-505) saliva collection kit, a product of subsidiary DNA Genotek, was included in the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) granted to Ambry Genetics for use in its Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR saliva test.

OMNIgeneﾮﾷORAL will be utilized for non-invasive and self-administered collection and stabilization of saliva for the detection and identification SARS CoV-2 RNA. This was the eighth EUA to include a collection device from the Companyﾒs DNA Genotek subsidiary.