Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI) 10 Nov 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Chembio Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. All lines have been placed on a listen-only mode and the floor will be opened for your questions and comments following the presentation. [Operator Instructions]

At this time, it is my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host for today Mr. Philip Taylor. yours. is floor the Sir,

Thank you.

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the no today. the SEC company's forward-looking to obligation matters. or revise concerning statements these undertakes or I update to made you other any of filings Chembio encourage with publicly all review

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to I'll details turn on it Neil Now, provide our to results. financial over

Good afternoon, everyone.

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acquisition the the another of for create Orangelife believe will we Finally, growth driver company.

With Operator? that, questions. to up we'll now open it

Kyle Thank first you. go Dougherty. at [Operator Instructions] We'll Bauser to

Hi, evening. here. for Thanks and update taking great questions the good

you. Thank

Hi, Kyle.

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positioned we're Orangelife think way well the subsidiary federal to Chembio regardless really which the hope of of helps a we as a government that I Kyle. states little decide or So with buy. bit

with And if ask here. one just more. Yes. I'll that does. No, I may Brazil stick

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say the So thing that would that's Kyle. first I about that

of the company terms supplier that that the tried was the tenor just unsuccessfully. from of removal the In previous ANVISA had to Brazil, general they fight

performance terrible. will still are in I reenter, not be was for it they the And the suspect them difficult market. So to very because product

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Kyle. you, Thank

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Max. Hi,

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We'll at to Bruce Jackson going Benchmark. next

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Bruce. Hi,

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for That's Okay. it Thank me. you.

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Craig-Hallum move next Per We'll with Ostlund Capital. to

afternoon, guys. Good Thanks.

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