Zomedica to Take Control of New Assay Development and Manufacturing of TRUFORMA Product Line through Long-Term Licensing Agreement with Qorvo Biotechnologies

ANN ARBOR, MI / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2023 / Zomedica Corp. (NYSE American:ZOM) ("Zomedica" or the "Company"), a veterinary health company offering diagnostic and therapeutic products for companion animals, today announced a strategic restructuring of its existing development and commercialization agreements with Qorvo Biotechnologies ("Qorvo") for the Company's TRUFORMA^® line of products.

"This is an exciting milestone for Zomedica as it provides us control over the development and manufacturing of our TRUFORMA products. As we build our installed base of TRUFORMA instruments, each new assay we develop and launch represents an opportunity to seamlessly integrate it into the customer's diagnostic armamentarium without incurring new customer acquisition costs. Through these agreements, we will be able to directly increase investment as appropriate to bring more assays to market faster while reducing our per assay development and manufacturing costs," commented Larry Heaton, Zomedica's Chief Executive Officer. "These strategic agreements highlight Zomedica's continuing commitment to working with industry partners in flexible ways to bring innovative products to veterinarians that provide clinical value and enhanced practice economics, to the animal health industry."

Under the agreements, Zomedica will take control of aspects of the TRUFORMA product line previously provided by Qorvo, including development of new assays and manufacturing both instruments and assay cartridges. This positions Zomedica to invest in accelerated development of new TRUFORMA assays and to improve margins once it begins manufacturing directly.

Zomedica will provide up-front licensing and certain milestone payments, including the option to extend exclusive rights for TRUFORMA in the veterinary health market in perpetuity. A related agreement provides Zomedica the right to purchase Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) sensors from Qorvo for inclusion in TRUFORMA products.

While Qorvo will continue to work with Zomedica to develop the TRUFORMA assays currently planned, including the first assay for the equine market and several assays for non-infectious gastrointestinal disease in the veterinary health market, Qorvo has agreed to provide technology transfer assistance so Zomedica can undertake all future new assay development for the TRUFORMA product line and to install manufacturing capabilities at the Zomedica Global Manufacturing and Distribution Center in Roswell, GA. Zomedica will have control of development, manufacturing and commercialization of the TRUFORMA product line following this transfer period. Zomedica expects the manufacturing transfer process to take up to 18 months as specialized manufacturing equipment is produced and installed at Zomedica's facility.

The TRUFORMA diagnostic platform utilizes unique BAW technology that provides highly precise and sensitive measurements at levels that other diagnostic methods utilizing optical-based technologies cannot provide. Currently, TRUFORMA in-clinic diagnostic systems provide accurate, rapid, and reliable diagnostic results to veterinarians to assist in their diagnosis and treatment of complex thyroid and adrenal conditions. It offers the first and only feline-optimized TSH assay, the only in-clinic Free-T4 (fT4) assay, the only in-clinic quantitative Cortisol assay, and the only in-clinic endogenous ACTH (eACTH) assay, all providing reference lab quality with point of care convenience.

About Zomedica

Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Zomedica (NYSE American: ZOM) is a veterinary health company creating products for companion animals by focusing on the unmet needs of clinical veterinarians. Zomedica's product portfolio includes innovative diagnostics and medical devices that emphasize patient health and practice health. It is Zomedica's mission to provide veterinarians the opportunity to increase productivity and grow revenue while better serving the animals in their care. For more information, visit www.ZOMEDICA.com.

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