"Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test"
Provided free of charge to corporations including medical institutions
Give as many antibody tests as possible to key workers

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who died of the new coronavirus infection and their bereaved families, and pray for the early recovery of those affected.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) is at the forefront of medical care as the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is increasing as of December 2020. Developed in collaboration with our company, Wovn Technologies Co., Ltd., and Custom-made Medical Research Co., Ltd., so that people and people in environments with a high risk of infection can check their own condition as much as possible and take appropriate measures * 1., We will provide 100 samples of the new coronavirus antibody test service "Euglena ・ My Health new coronavirus antibody test" to medical institutions and other corporations free of charge.
* 1 Released on October 20, 2020: "Euglena, Inc. begins to provide antibody testing service for new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to medical institutions" https://www.euglena.jp / news / 20201020-2 /

"Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test" Package (Image)

　The new coronavirus infection is becoming more violent, and further strengthening of measures and system development are required to prevent the spread of infection. At our company, we ask the essential workers who are engaged in medical institutions, clinics, dental clinics, public institutions, etc. in environments with high infection risk to undergo antibody tests as much as possible, so we have an antibody test service for the new coronavirus "Euglena ・ We have decided to provide "My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test" to corporations free of charge.
"Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test" can clarify "whether you have been infected with new coronavirus in the past" and "whether you have immunity to prevent new coronavirus * 2". Therefore, it can be expected to be used for the following purposes by conducting an antibody test at a corporation.
* 2 It does not prevent 100% infection.

・ Determine the risk of infection while checking changes in antibody levels by undergoing regular tests
・ Check whether employees have antibodies in the office and decide whether to go to work or go out with reduced risk of infection.
・ At a medical institution, depending on whether the medical staff has antibodies, it is decided whether to carry out the work of contact between the patient infected with the new coronavirus and the medical staff.
・ It is possible to check whether employees have been infected in the past at the office, determine the possibility that asymptomatic infection has spread within the company, and consider risk reduction measures (such as arranging seats or working from home).

　Although it is a small effort, we hope that our efforts will help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Details of the free distribution of "Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test" are as follows.

■「ユーグレナ・マイヘルス　新型コロナウイルス抗体検査」無償提供の概要
対　　　象：医療機関をはじめとする法人
数　　　量：100検体分（予定）
提供時期：2020年12月より順次発送(なくなり次第終了)
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■"Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test"feature
① Japanese biotech venture developed from scratch
We carry out everything from the development of inspection methods to analysis in Japan.
This product was jointly developed by our company and three Japanese antibody drug development ventures, Custom-made Medical Research and Leave a Nest.
② Accurate antibody detection is possible even with a small amount of blood
By optimizing the test process, it is possible to detect antibodies contained in blood with high sensitivity, and even a small amount of blood can be determined.
Japanese data is used for the positive / negative criteria, and both the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value are 100%. * 3 Has been confirmed to be.
* 3 Among clinical specimens that have obtained informed consent provided by medical institutions, as a result of performing an antibody test constructed for those that have received a positive test in the PCR test, they were collected 11 days after the onset. All of the clinical specimens were positive. In addition, in the antibody test performed on clinical samples that were also negatively tested by PCR, all the samples were negative. This result shows that both the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value are 100% under the conditions of the test.
③ Quantitative measurement of antibody amount
Since the amount of antibody can be measured by using the standard antibody developed independently, it is possible to measure the transition of the amount of antibody as well as the judgment of positive / negative.
Compared to antibody tests that only show positive / negative judgment results, it is possible to regularly grasp the amount of antibody that increases or decreases over time.

■" Euglena ・ My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test"Results Provided Image
Results will be provided for the following items on the dedicated web page.
(1) Judgment result: The judgment result is displayed in 3 patterns of + (antibody positive) /-(antibody negative) / ± (retest recommended).
(2) Antibody amount: It is possible to make a semi-quantitative judgment, and the transition of the antibody amount can be confirmed by the graph.
(3) Detailed explanation: The content of the detailed explanation will be selected and provided according to the inspection results.

"Euglena My Health New Coronavirus Antibody Test" Test Result Image

■ About our support related to other measures against new coronavirus infection
https://www.euglena.jp/news/20200427-1/

 <What is Euglena My Health>
"Euglena Our inspection service brand that develops around the three axes of "Science", "Credible" and "Personal". Through various inspection services based on academic research, we aim to provide healthcare solutions tailored to each individual after understanding the health risks, constitution, and health status of our customers. In the future, by Euglena My Health", big data related to healthcare will be collected in one place, and in the medium to long term, through the promotion of scientific research utilizing the big data, We aim to develop life science and provide higher value-added healthcare solutions. https://myhealth.euglena.jp/

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena In addition to developing and selling functional foods and cosmetics that utilize Euglena chlorella produced on Ishigaki Island, we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. We define "Sustainability First" as the Euglena Philosophy and develop our business. https://euglena.jp

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