OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSUR) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, May 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR), a leader in point of care diagnostic tests and specimen collection devices, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, in honor of National Hepatitis Testing Day.

OraSure Technologies’ OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test is the only FDA approved rapid hepatitis C test in the U.S. It is used in the U.S. and around the world to diagnose people at risk for hepatitis C, a disease that affects over 5.2 million people and infects 17,000 new people each year here in the U.S. It is estimated that up to 75 percent of those individuals infected with hepatitis C are unaware of their status.

In honor of the occasion, Douglas A. Michels, President and CEO of OraSure, will ring the Opening Bell. He will be joined by Dr. Marcelo Kugelmas, Gastroenterologist at South Denver Gastroenterology and member of the Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) Board of Advisors.

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET        

OraSure Technologies, Inc. Media Contact:

Jennifer Moritz

(917) 748-4006

jmoritz@0to5.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Christine Barna

(646) 441-5310

Christine.Barna@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

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About OraSure Technologies

OraSure Technologies is a leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of point of care diagnostic and collection devices and other technologies designed to detect or diagnose critical medical conditions. Its first-to-market, innovative products include rapid tests for the detection of antibodies to HIV and HCV on the OraQuick® platform, oral fluid sample collection, stabilization and preparation products for molecular diagnostic applications, and oral fluid laboratory tests for detecting various drugs of abuse. OraSure's portfolio of products is sold globally to various clinical laboratories, hospitals, clinics, community-based organizations and other public health organizations, research and academic institutions, distributors, government agencies, physicians' offices, commercial and industrial entities and consumers. The Company's products enable healthcare providers to deliver critical information to patients, empowering them to make decisions to improve and protect their health.

About Nasdaq:

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed companies with a market value of approximately $9.5 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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