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title: Second quarter and first half 2020 financial report
description: Gentian Diagnostics AS announces its results for the second quarter and first half of 2020.
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# [Second quarter and first half 2020 financial report](https://www.gentian.com/investor-relations-stock-information/investors-news/second-quarter-and-first-half-2020-financial-report)

 Written by [Julie](https://www.gentian.com/investor-relations-stock-information/investors-news/author/julie) | Aug 21, 2020 6:43:33 AM

Moss, 21 August 2020

Gentian Diagnostics AS announces its results for the second quarter and first half of 2020. The highlights include:

- Record sales revenues of MNOK 16.6 in 2Q20, up from MNOK 10.2 in 2Q19
- Sales growth in 2Q20 of 64 % is especially based on Cystatin C sales in Asia. Sales in the quarter grew by 44 % YoY on a currency neutral basis
- Successful release of fPELA® turbo, which is marketed by our partner BÜHLMANN
- Gentian awarded up to MNOK 8.0 in funding to support the development of a high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 antibody test
- New scientific publications propose calprotectin as a promising biomarker for the management of COVID-19 patients, which represents a new opportunity for our GCAL® assay

Please find the report and results presentation here:

[GDAS Interim Report 2Q 2020](https://www.gentian.com/hubfs/GDAS%20Interim%20report%202Q%202020.pdf)

[GDAS Interim Presentation 2Q 2020](https://www.gentian.com/hubfs/GDAS%20Interim%20presentation%202Q%202020.pdf)

 

**For further information, please contact:**

Hilja Ibert CEO, Gentian Diagnostics  
E-mail: [hilja.ibert@gentian.no](mailto:hilja.ibert@gentian.no)  
Cell Phone: +47 919 05 242

Njaal Kind CFO, Gentian Diagnostics  
E-mail: [njaal.kind@gentian.no](mailto:njaal.kind@gentian.no)  
Cell Phone. +47 919 06 525

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**UtstederID:** GENT-ME  
**Marked:** Merkur Market

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