Fulgent Genetics

Fulgent Genetics is an American biotechnology research company based in El Monte, California. It is the successor to Fulgent Therapeutics.^[1]

History

Fulgent co-sponsored the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors Annual Conference 2015.^[2]

COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Fulgent's COVID-19 RT-PCR testing services on June 11, 2021.^[3] The EUA also authorized Fulgent to process genetic samples collected using at-home test kits marketed by Picture Genetics^[4] and Everlywell.^[5]

Organization

Fulgent Genetics operates several subsidiaries:

• Fulgent Diagnostics^[6]
• Fulgent Investment Development^[7]
• Fulgent Pharma^[8]
• Fulgent Therapeutics^[9]
• Picture Genetics^[10]
• Shenzhen Mingrui Consulting^[7:1]

Documentation

• Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test - Letter of Authorization
  • EUA number: EUA200156
• Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test - Patient Fact Sheet
• Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test - Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet

External links

• Campfire Wiki
• Facebook
• Glassdoor
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Website
• YouTube

Further reading

• September 22, 2024: "What role did Dr. Varma play contracting China-linked FULGENT GENETICS to provide COVID testing in NYC Schools?" by Michael Kane, published by Teachers for Choice

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1. Executive Team. Fulgent Genetics. Retrieved September 22, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240922203424/https://ir.fulgentgenetics.com/leadership/executives ↩︎

2. Sponsorship. CAGC AEC. Retrieved August 11, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150811182911/http://cagcconference.ca/sponsors ↩︎

3. Butz, K. (2021, June 11). Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test - Letter of Authorization. Food and Drug Administration. https://web.archive.org/web/20211015235036/https://www.fda.gov/media/138147/download ↩︎

4. At-home COVID-19 Test. Picture Genetics. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.04-012346/https://picturegenetics.com/covid19 ↩︎

5. At-Home COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Test - COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC. Everlywell. Retrieved April 20, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.04.20-174756/https://www.everlywell.com/products/covid-19-test/ ↩︎

6. California Secretary of State. (2024, August 31). Fulgent Genetics, Inc. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/3919900 ↩︎

7. Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. (2019, August 29). Fulgent Genetics, Inc. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/6000989 ↩︎ ↩︎

8. Solomon, M., & The Blueshirt Group. (2022, November 7). Fulgent Genetics Acquires Fulgent Pharma, Creating a New Paradigm in Precision Medicine for The Company. Fulgent Genetics. http://archive.today/2024.09.22-202818/https://fulgentgenetics.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fulgent-genetics-acquires-fulgent-pharma-creating-new-paradigm ↩︎

9. California Secretary of State. (2024, August 31). Fulgent Therapeutics LLC. OpenCorporates. https://web.archive.org/web/20240922203702/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/201228410144 ↩︎

10. Ebemidayo, F. (2022, September 20). Picture Genetics review - Best blend of at-home diagnostics? Nebula Genomics Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104014454/https://nebula.org/blog/picture-genetics-review/ ↩︎