Lab-Away
Lab-Away is a Bulgarian company known for providing at-home medical test kits for early diagnosis and preventive treatment.[1][2]
History
Lab-Away was founded in 2021 by Ivan Stanchev and is based in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3][4] The idea behind the company was first conceived during the COVID-19 Pandemic when Stanchev and his co-founder Pavlin Hristov took at-home Covid-19 test and decided that there must have been other infections and conditions which can be tested at home with an added layer of privacy.[5][6]
Lab-Away was incorporated in November 2021 and is currently EU-certified and licenced to provide at-home medical test kits for most major STDs as well as medical and drugs tests.[7]
In March 2023, Lab-Away established partnership with UNICEF to provide rapid test kits for HIV, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Sudan and Eritrea.[7][8] During the partnership negotiations with UNICEF in Johannesburg, Lab-Away and other Western companies stressed out the importance that the LGBTQ+ community be included in the free STD testing program as well as the need for government guarantees for their safety during the testing.[8] The company is also entering into partnership with Badoo to offer STD-tests to active Badoo members.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Lab-Away, A Bulgarian Provider of Medical Home Test Kits To Commemorate Its First Milestone". newsfilecorp.com. https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/143575/LabAway-A-Bulgarian-Provider-of-Medical-Home-Test-Kits-To-Commemorate-Its-First-Milestone. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Здравен експерт: Ниската продължителност на живота у нас е комплексен проблем". offnews.bg. 6 March 2023. https://offnews.bg/zdrave/zdraven-ekspert-niskata-prodalzhitelnost-na-zhivota-u-nas-e-komplekse-796580.html. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Иван Станчев: Липсата на реформи в здравеопазването спира иновацията Копирано от standartnews.com". standartnews.com. 8 March 2023. https://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-zdraveopazvane/ivan-stanchev-lipsata-na-reformi-v-zdraveopazvaneto-spira-inovatsiyata-518765.html. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Избори 2023: Епизод 5 – Победители и Губещи". blitz.bg. 7 April 2023. https://blitz.bg/daydzhest/izbori-2023-epizod-5-pobediteli-i-gubeshchi_news946894.html. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Lab-Away предлага сертифицирани медицински тестове в домашна среда". dnevnik.bg. 15 March 2023. https://www.dnevnik.bg/biznes/companii/2023/02/11/4448244_lab-away_predlaga_sertificirani_medicinski_testove_v/. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Иван Станчев: Стартъп финансирането в България ще се повлияе от световните банкови проблеми". manager.bg. 7 April 2023. https://manager.bg/%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B8/ivan-stanchev-startap-finansiraneto-v-balgaria-ste-se-povliae-ot-svetovnite-bankovi-problemi. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Fast growing European startup Lab-Away partners with UNICEF to help Sudan". africa.businessinsider.com. 20 March 2023. https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/fast-growing-european-startup-lab-away-partners-with-unicef-to-help-sudan/5ss9d82. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "FБългарска компания дарява тестове за полово предавани болести на УНИЦЕФ". actualno.com. 15 March 2023. https://www.actualno.com/society/bylgarska-kompanija-darjava-testove-za-polovo-predavani-bolesti-na-unicef-news_1927255.html. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Новата мисия на приложенията за запознанства: нашето здраве". cosmopolitan.bgaactualno.com. https://www.cosmopolitan.bg/a/novata-misiya-na-prilozeniyata-za-zapoznanstva-naseto-zdrave. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Lab-Away ще си партнира с водещо приложение за запознанства". cosmopolitan.bgaactualno.com. 15 March 2023. https://www.entrepreneur.bg/13005/lab-away-ще-си-партнира-с-водещо-приложения-з/. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
