{"id":110094,"date":"2026-02-10T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110094\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:41:11","slug":"orasure-expanding-the-reach-of-its-groundbreaking-hiv-test-bethelehm-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110094\/","title":{"rendered":"OraSure expanding the reach of its groundbreaking HIV test | Bethelehm Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The product that put OraSure on the map more than two decades ago is expanding its reach.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday the Bethlehem-based maker of at-home diagnostic tests announced that its OraQuick HIV test will be launched in Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The self-test can be used at home. It\u00a0detects antibodies for both HIV-1 and HIV-2 with a simple oral swab. Results are available in as little as 20 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cExpanding access to HIV testing options is a critical component in the global effort to end the HIV epidemic,\u201d said Carrie Eglinton Manner, President and CEO of OraSure, in a news release. \u201cEarly diagnosis and linkage to care remain essential for improving health outcomes.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

OraSure first received approval for its groundbreaking OraQuick test from the Food and Drug Administration in 2002. At the time, the test had to be administered in a clinical setting.<\/p>\n

OraQuick was approved for over the counter, at-home use in 2012. It’s now available in more than 60 countries around the world.<\/p>\n

The expansion comes as OraSure seeks a return to growth in 2026, following a post-Covid-19 pandemic slowdown. Last week, the company told 69 News it was reducing its non-production workforce<\/a> in the U.S. and Canada as it works to rebalance its cost structure and support investments in its product roadmap.<\/p>\n

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OraSure trimming global workforce, including here in Lehigh Valley<\/a><\/p>\n

The total reduction “equates to a mid-single digits percent” of the overall global workforce, a spokesperson said.\u00a0Ten positions at OraSure’s headquarters in Bethlehem are among the cuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

OraSure’s global headquarters is based at 220 E. First St. on Bethlehem’s Southside. It also has a site across the street at 150 Webster St., where it houses corporate offices and research and development; and manufacturing and warehouse space at 2685 Opus Way in Bethlehem Township.<\/p>\n

OraSure is also the parent company of DNA Genotek, Inc. in Canada, and Sherlock Biosciences, which has locations in Massachusetts and the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company will announce its fourth quarter 2025 financial results on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The product that put OraSure on the map more than two decades ago is expanding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,1994,52690,17458,52691,52689],"class_list":["post-110094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-bethlehem-township","tag-dna-genotek-inc","tag-food-and-drug-administration","tag-oraquick-hiv","tag-orasure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}