On Jul. 14, 2021, Hologic announced that it had obtained a CE Mark for the use of saliva samples with the Aptimaﾮ SARS-CoV-2 assay in Europe.

The Aptima SARS-CoV-2 test is a molecular diagnostic assay that detects the genetic material of the pathogen causing COVID-19. The test runs on the fully automated Pantherﾮ system.