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Aspira Women's Health Successfully Reaches the First Milestone of the ARPA-H $10 Million AwardTuesday, 3rd December at 8:00 amAUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspira Women's Health Inc. ("Aspira") (NASDAQ: AWH), a bio-analytical based women's health company focused on the development of gynecologic disease diagnostic tools, today announced the successful completion of the first development milestone of its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) award. As a result, Aspira has received a $2 million cash payment under the terms of the related agreement.ARPA-H's Sprint for Women's Health was created to address critical unmet challenges in women's health, champion transformative innovations, and tackle health conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect women. As previously announced, Aspira will receive $10 million in funding over two years through the Sprint for Women's Health launchpad track for later-stage health solutions. The Company's multi-marker blood test to aid in the detection of endometriosis, which it intends to launch commercially prior to the end of the contract term, will rely on a powerful AI-enabled algorithm that combines protein and microRNA biomarkers and patient data, and leverages technology that Aspira pioneered for its commercially successful ovarian cancer risk assessment blood tests.The first milestone encompassed the initial launch activities including the development of project execution and risk mitigation plans, and activities related to the expansion of Aspira's subject matter and laboratory capabilities. Deliverables provided to ARPA-H to support the achievement of the milestone included detailed project plans, process and governance models, expansion plans for the research and commercial molecular lab, and product opportunity and technical feasibility reports.
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