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BioLab Sciences is a biotechnology research company that focuses on human tissues and cells regeneration. The company gained media attention with the development of antibody tests for Covid-19.

BioLab Sciences was founded in 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona by Bob Maguire and Jaime Leija.

Company history
BioLab Sciences was co-founded in 2018 by Bob Maguire after a rollover car accident in 2013. In October 2018, BioLab Sciences announced a patent for MyOwn Skin™, a product which is used for wound care. In 2019, BioLab Sciences released two more regenerative products, Fluid Flow™ and Membrane Wrap™. In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigned Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) billing codes for these products. This streamlined reimbursements for patients of MyOwn Skin™, Fluid Flow™, and Membrane Wrap™. In 2020, BioLab Sciences partnered with Red One Medical, a Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Business that provides medical and pharmaceutical technologies to America’s military veterans, to distribute regenerative medicine products and MyOwn Skin™ to the veteran population. In April 2020, BioLab also began distributing Covid-19 rapid antibody tests throughout the US. based on a finger prick test that identifies Covid-19 antibodies (IgM and IgG).

Technology and research
The company is involved in the development of regenerative medicine technology for chronic issues like wound care, pain management and orthopedic injuries. BioLab Sciences focuses on technology that use the body’s tissue and cell for regeneration. The company’s MyOwn Skin™ technology seeds a small sample of a patient’s skin onto a collagen matrix, which is a network of fibrous proteins and proteoglycans that’s similar to the spaces between tissue cells in the human body. This method can grow three 4”x 4” partial-thickness skin grafts in a week. MyOwn Skin™ grafts are often used for wounds caused by infection, burns, diabetes, or other similar types of wounds that under normal circumstances are hard to close. BioLab Sciences also produces amniotic products, which are sourced from scheduled C-section patients and undergo three rounds of testing for disease. Fluid Flow™ is an amniotic liquid allograft that is often used on joint disorders and soft-tissue injuries. Membrane Wrap™ is a dehydrated human amnion membrane (dHAM) allograft made from a connective tissue matrix. It’s often used on soft tissue to help the body heal itself.

Coronavirus tests
BioLab Sciences has also developed a Covid-19 serology test that detects the IgG and IgM antibodies that occur in the blood after a Covid-19 infection. BioLab’s Covid-19 test is pending review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but has been cleared for use under the emergency-use authorization. BioLab’s Covid-19 test is a serology test that looks for the IgG and IgM antibodies that occur in the blood after a Covid-19 infection. Testing must be performed by a licensed provider and uses a blood sample to test for the antibodies. In June 2020, BioLab Sciences sent out millions of antibody tests to US hospitals, healthcare agencies and outpatient facilities throughout the US. There are two main types of Covid-19 testing methods. The first involves testing for the virus genetic material (RNA). This method accurately identifies if someone is carrying the virus, but, based on demand, results can take hours or days. Rapid antibody tests are a screening tool that can take minutes and identify if a patient was previously infected.