Benzinga | Jul 20, 2021 09:01AM EDT

FDA Expands EUA For Rapid Extraction On One COVID-19 Test System

* Enzo Biochem Inc (NYSE:ENZ) has received an expansion of its FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its rapid extraction method on its Ampiprobe SARS-CoV-2 Test System to detect SARS-CoV-2, including the variants.

* The EUA enables laboratories to immediately use Enzo's faster extraction process to reduce the time by over one hour, or more than 25%, allowing more test runs on a single instrument.

* Price Action: ENZ shares are up 11.70 at $3.43 during the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.