This home test kit has not been FDA cleared or approved. This home test kit has been authorized by FDA under EUA. This home test kit has been authorized only for the testing of nasal swabs for detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, not for any other viruses or pathogens. This home test kit is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of IVDs for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or revoked sooner.
Location: United States, California, Emeryville
Employees: 201-500
Total raised: $95M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 10
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.02.2022 | - | $80M | - |
| 05.08.2019 | Series B | $15M | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.03.2024 | Michael Seibel on his next ten years at YC | We typically don’t make changes to our internal org structure public unless significant – and Michael Seibel’s impact as a leader at YC has been significant. Earlier today Michael shared an update with the YC community, outlining a shift to... |
| 06.03.2024 | Pivoting to a billion-dollar idea: Lessons from Clipboard Health founder Wei Deng | “Pivot” isn’t the bad word some people make it out to be. Many of the greatest companies in YC’s history pivoted along the way. One example: Clipboard Health. Today Clipboard is built around the idea of connecting independent healthcare pro... |
| 08.03.2023 | FDA issues rare comment on approval of Covid and flu home test from company that went bankrupt | Last week, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the first at-home Covid-19 and flu combination test. The news came just days after the test’s maker, Lucira, filed for bankruptcy, blaming the FDA’s “protract... |
| 02.03.2023 | FDA authorizes first at-home test for both COVID and the flu | Sick and wondering if you may have either COVID-19 or the flu? A new test cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration promises to tell you just that. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home Test is available over the counter and delivers... |
| 22.11.2022 | Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests? | Flu season is underway. RSV is putting record numbers of children in hospitals. And health professionals are gearing up for another Covid winter. With so many potential viruses in play, it would be helpful if Americans had a way to distingu... |
| 04.07.2022 | Lucira Health’s At-Home COVID-19 Test Granted Full Exemption by New Zealand Ministry of Health. | "Lucira Health's Check-It COVID-19 At-Home Molecular Test" New Zealanders can now get fast, accurate COVID-19 test results without leaving home and unnecessarily exposing themselves or others to the virus. Lucira Health (NASDAQ:LH... |
| 31.05.2022 | Lucira Health Selects SJ BioCube as Quality Assurance Launchpad for First-of-its-Kind COVID-19 & Flu At-Home Test | The selection of BioCube’s Class A facility advances Lucira in its plan to introduce the first-ever COVID-19 & flu at-home test. Lucira exists to protect the lives and livelihoods of citizens around the world, and we are delighted Lucir... |
| 08.02.2022 | Lucira Health : Secures Debt Facility of Up to $80 Million from Hercules Capital and Silicon Valley Bank - Form 8-K | Lucira Health Secures Debt Facility of Up to $80 Million from Hercules Capital and Silicon Valley Bank EMERYVILLE, CA, February 8, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Lucira Health, Inc. ("Lucira Health" or "Lucira") (Nasdaq: LHDX),... |
| 08.02.2022 | Lucira Health Secures $80M to Expand COVID-19 Test Kit | What You Should Know: – Lucira Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: LHDX), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of transformative and innovative infectious disease test kits, today announced it has secured a debt f... |
| 20.12.2020 | Bringing Routine Covid-19 Testing Into The Home | Detect rapid molecular isothermal systemDetect |
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