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Mainz Biomed Launches Ecommerce Store for ColoAlert to Assist Patient Access during Covid-19 Pandemic
At-home Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Test Now Available Online in Germany BERKELEY, Calif. and MAINZ, Germany, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mainz Biomed
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[{"type":"text","content":"At-home Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Test Now Available Online in Germany\nBERKELEY, Calif. and MAINZ, Germany, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mainz Biomed N.V. (NASDAQ:MYNZ) (“Mainz Biomed” or the “Company”), a molecular genetics diagnostic company specializing in the early detection of cancer, is pleased to announce the launch of ColoAlert.de, an ecommerce store providing Germans direct access to its ColoAlert colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test. German residents unable to obtain timely CRC screening via in-person physician visits, will be able to order ColoAlert directly to their home and receive highly accurate results within a maximum of nine working days. “In recent years, the largest decreases in CRC mortality have been in countries with long-standing screening programs, and we are excited to bring ColoAlert, a unique, easy-to-use diagnostic test that is highly efficacious to market,” commented Guido Baechler, Chief Executive Officer of Mainz Biomed. “As we launch ColoAlert across Europe through partnerships with regional laboratories, we are mindful that the Coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to access CRC testing via in-person physician visits. As such, we are excited to leverage our in-house lab in Mainz, Germany, to provide an efficient CRC screening alternative to ensure that anyone in the country interested in performing a test has access to a top-tier solution.” This direct-to-patient program will utilize Mainz Biomed’s own, high-throughput, clinical lab based in Mainz, and be administered by in-house physicians. The Company’s clinical team will also be on hand to provide phone-based support to ensure a high level of patient care. In line with Mainz Biomed’s business strategy, it is expected that ColoAlert.de and other Company-owned online points of sale will eventually distribute orders for diagnostic tests to partner labs within the network, both within Germany and globally as further regulatory approvals are secured and member labs integrated. Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the European Union (EU), with approximately 170,000 people dying every year, out of a diagnosed population of 370,000. According to Digestive Cancers Europe*, if the European Union was able to diagnose more patients in stage 1 from the current 13% to 50%, 130,000 more lives could be saved per year and more t...