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iSpecimen Reports Full Year 2023 Results
LEXINGTON, Mass., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iSpecimen Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPC) (“iSpecimen” or the “Company”), an online global marketplace that connects
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[{"type":"text","content":"LEXINGTON, Mass., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iSpecimen Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPC) (“iSpecimen” or the “Company”), an online global marketplace that connects scientists requiring biospecimens for medical research with a network of healthcare specimen providers, today reported its financial and operating results for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023. “Throughout 2023, we advanced our objective to reach profitability, focusing on right-sizing our business and implementing new operational efficiencies,” said Tracy Curley, CEO of iSpecimen. “As we strive to become cash flow positive, we are focusing our efforts on growing topline revenues through our core business segments by capitalizing on our Next Day Quotes program, where we continue to see increased traction. We have also invested in new marketing initiatives and implemented a new sales structure to help drive sales. By focusing on our core operations, iSpecimen is strongly positioned to scale our business in 2024 and beyond.” “At the end of the third quarter of 2023, we introduced one of our most impactful initiatives to expedite the biospecimen transaction process with a program we call Next Day Quotes, which significantly reduces the amount of time from opportunity to quote and improved our quote to purchase order conversion ratio during the fourth quarter, achieving a 39% increase in quotes converting to purchase orders compared to the average from all prior quarters in 2023.” “In addition, to maintain our leadership position and to support the evolving needs of our research customers, we are focusing on the quality of our supplier network, even as it means ending certain supplier relationships. In doing so, we believe we can effectively and efficiently provide researchers access to today’s most highly sought after biospecimens in the areas of oncology and neurology, among others.” “Our team has worked diligently and tirelessly over the past year to lay a solid foundation for our Company. We’ve entered 2024 in a much stronger operational position, and I am confident we can build upon the momentum we have created, further positioning the Company for improved financial results in 2024,” concluded Ms. Curley. Financial & Operational Highlights Generated revenue of approximately $1.7 million in December 2023, marking the Company’s strongest sales month to date;For...