Talis Biomedical (TLIS) 12 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Talis First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. would Emily welcome Communications Fawcett, Relations. I for first and ado, Miss today, from further like your to speaker Investor Without SVP Corporate the Ma'am, yours. is floor

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Now I'll for turn Brian call over the to back closing remarks.

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think and then we're And I question and which specialty we and the also systems going then into care into move we hospitals care ladder, our centers, get Mark, is, centers, as primary last the and by chain start fairly to appreciate hospital their and your urgent and product. and to care if of chlamydia quickly closer urgent urgent asking affiliate care targeting piece targeting watch this then particularly your gonorrhea

sum Is that's by expecting quick Okay, reason a the the the to you're be And understood still our realized model, out year? you revenue so that do this of Roger, shift dollars a then any bit later maybe that in grant for can one just all not there maybe dollars think little QX. a great. quarter? in that Or believe

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peak, be they'll my Or if walk that same just so are volumes you testing can largely to standalone we endemic remain going then an the of us alongside done at that we with you are will and elevated, indication? doing be Brian, basically for question, that you do time? is done COVID for COVID where talked each the the probably future. Even be other? people plex most do the through, it, disease believe and it's Okay, testing are a market And testing testing COVID like will down and standalone believe testing flu mean, low endemic, I is we final on this to the both same think from of foreseeable basically see how that And flu you testing? page? Do

So, thanks Mark. for the questions,

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Hey, thank so much, Mark. it. you Appreciate

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