T2 Biosystems 3Q
November 4, 2021
pandemic and we continue to believe these customers will convert to our sepsis panels. While we have converted some accounts, the widespread conversion has been delayed as these customers continue to use our COVID-19 test and currently lack capacity to evaluate our sepsis products due to the continued demands of the pandemic.
With the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutating into different variants, we have been diligent in our efforts to ensure that our test is capable of detecting the new variants. To date, based on sequence and in silico analysis, our T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel can detect all variants of interest as noted by the CDC, including the alpha, beta, gamma, delta, lambda, mu, and iota variants. The recent increases in COVID-19 infection rates have led to continued customer demand for our T2SARS-CoV-2 Panel, which we expect will continue through the remainder of the year.
Because our products and technology are at the forefront of solving one of the most complex healthcare problems, several functional groups at each hospital are involved in the purchase decision. Accordingly, we are building a team and commercial process to address the priorities for clinicians, laboratorians, pharmacists, and administrators.
As we announced today, Brett Giffin will join T2 Biosystems as Chief Commercial Officer, effective Monday, November 8th, replacing Tony Pare who recently accepted a CEO role with another firm. Brett will lead our commercial growth initiatives with direct responsibility for global sales, marketing, service, and customer support. He brings significant industry experience and commercial leadership, having served as Chief Executive Officer for two early stage medical technology companies, as Chief Commercial Officer at Accriva Diagnostics (formerly ITC Medical, where Brett and I worked together), and in several sales and marketing leadership roles at Datascope, Covidien, Boston Scientific, and Johnson & Johnson. Brett began his career as a U.S. Army officer, serving in Panama and Central America.
As we have previously described, we are expanding our U.S. commercial team to increase T2Dx Instrument sales, and drive adoption and increased utilization of our sepsis
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