Curetis N.V. (the "Company" and, together with Curetis GmbH, "Curetis"), a developer of next-level molecular diagnostic solutions, today announced the successful completion of the CE Performance Evaluation study of the new Unyvero BCU Blood Culture Application Cartridge (Unyvero BCU). Unyvero BCU, which will be launched in early April as a CE-IVD-marked product, is designed for the diagnosis of infections spreading through the bloodstream. The cartridge is compatible with most standard blood culture systems. Its comprehensive assay panel covers a broad range of diagnostic targets including 87 of the the clinically most relevant pathogenic microorganisms, among them Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, several fungi and atypical pathogens, as well as 16 related antibiotic resistance markers. Sold as a consumable for Curetis’ Unyvero System, the product analyzes samples from blood culture bottles inoculated with blood or punctates from patients with suspected bloodstream infections that were flagged positive for microbial growth during incubation in an automated blood culture system. It is the third Application Cartridge for the Unyvero System following the P55 Pneumonia Application launched in 2015 and the ITI Application for implant and tissue infections launched in 2014.