RESPONSE BIOMEDICAL AND SHIONOGI FINALIZE COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT

Response Biomedical Corporation, and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Announced today the Companies have entered into a Marketing and Supply Agreement to commercialize a rapid quantitative RAMP test in Japan for BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide), a proprietary cardiac marker test to assist in the diagnosis and management of congestive heart failure.

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