On March 2, 2021 Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended December 31, 2020 (Press release, Quanterix, MAR 2, 2021, View Source [SID1234575937]).

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"Responding to the pandemic crisis as well as advances in therapies to treat Alzheimer’s has accelerated our leadership of precision health and the proteomics revolution," said Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Quanterix, Kevin Hrusovsky. "There is a strong demand for ultra-sensitive protein analytical tools to support disease studies, diagnostics and drug development as the COVID focus shifts from battling the acute virus to the long-hauler impact of the virus on organ and overall human health (CNS, Cardiac, Respiratory, Immunology, etc). We enter 2021 on strong footing as we scale Quanterix to support this unprecedented opportunity."

Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights

Key financial results for the four quarter of 2020 are shown below:

Q4 GAAP total revenue, which includes Grant Revenue, was $26.1M versus prior year Q4 of $15.9M;
Q4 non-GAAP total revenue was $21.6M versus prior year Q4 of $15.9M, an increase of 36%;
Q4 GAAP product revenue was $15.7M versus prior year Q4 of $11.4M, an increase of 38%;
Q4 GAAP service and other revenue was $5.5M versus prior year Q4 of $4.3M, an increase of 28%
Full Year 2020 Financial Highlights

Key financial results for FY 2020 are shown below:

FY GAAP total revenue, which includes one-time License Revenue and Grant Revenue, was $86.4M versus prior year FY of $56.7M;
FY non-GAAP total revenue was $68.8M versus prior year FY of $56.7M, an increase of 21%;
FY GAAP product revenue was $44.0M versus prior year FY of $40.5M, an increase of 9%;
FY GAAP service and other revenue was $24.1M versus prior year FY of $16.1M, an increase of 50%
For additional information on the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release, please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financials" below.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Business Highlights

Awarded an $18.2M contract with the NIH through its RADx initiative to accelerate the continued development and scale-up of a novel SARS-CoV-2 antigen test.
Received FDA Emergency Use Authorizations for novel SARS-CoV-2 antigen test (after year-end) and for semi-quantitative antibody test, underscoring our longstanding science-first mentality and deep dedication to the highest standards of quality and scientific rigor across our business.
Leveraging the unparalleled ultra-sensitivity of Simoa, enabled several leading researchers globally, including at the NIH, to begin tackling leading-edge COVID challenges, such as establishing potential for blood based anti-viral endpoints for new drug therapies and understanding the long-term complications of COVID-19.
Expanded our differentiated Neurology menu to include tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (pTau-181), a highly specific biomarker for the study of Alzheimer’s disease pathology, in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), serum and plasma as well as launched Neuro Multiplex assays associated with many neurodegenerative diseases. Our biomarker portfolio is now supporting leading Alzheimer’s programs globally and a growing body of research, including work published recently in The Lancet Neurology. This work suggests that blood pTau-181 levels could prove critical to predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression and differentiating the disease from other neurodegenerative disorders, marking a critical step toward AD early detection, clinical trial advancements, improved patient triaging and asymptomatic screening.
Novartis’ multiple sclerosis (MS) drug KESIMPTA (ofatumumab), which utilized Nf-L as secondary endpoint, was approved by the FDA.
Quanterix’ Simoa technology was highlighted in a record 443 new publications in 2020, bringing total Simoa-specific inclusions to over 1,120. Also, was invited to present at several marquis symposiums showcasing our Precision Health vision and potential to catalyze asymptomatic medicine.
Instrument installed base increased by 34% in 2020 to 535, despite access challenges posed by COVID-19. This includes 93 HD-X placements with over 50% new installations and 84 new SR-X and SP-X placements.
Solidified Simoa’s technological leadership by achieving a 100x sensitivity improvement in a pilot of the digital enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that powers the Company’s HD-X and SR-X Ultra-Sensitive Biomarker Detection Systems.
Entered into a non-exclusive royalty-bearing license agreement with Abbott Laboratories, to grant Abbott access to Quanterix’ portfolio of bead-based technology patents for use in in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) applications.
Realized multi-category revenue opportunities with one of the largest multi-national, healthcare payor groups, with execution of multiple population surveillance studies, creating beachhead for our vision for the future of precision medicine, where early and non-invasive disease detection has the potential to transform life and healthcare costs.
Successfully raised ~$385 million in gross proceeds across 2020 and early-2021 through our follow-on offerings, further strengthening our balance sheet with growth capital.
William Geist joined Quanterix as Chief Operating Officer to help us sustain and grown our strong momentum across numerous digital biomarker platforms.
Conference Call

In conjunction with this announcement, Quanterix Corporation will host a conference call on March 2 at 4:30 p.m., EST. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing (833) 686-9351 for domestic callers, or (612) 979-9890 for international callers. Please reference the following conference ID: 4438067. A live webcast will also be available at: View Source The webcast will be available on the Company’s website, View Source, for one year following completion of the call.