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Verséa Health, Inc. Launches Verséa Easy Lab™, Affordable, Highly Accurate Over-the-Counter (OTC) Product Line

Verséa Health, Inc. Launches

Verséa Health, Inc. (“Verséa”), a Florida-based health care company engaged in the commercialization of innovative diagnostics and therapeutics, has launched the Verséa Easy Lab™ product line of rapid, at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic tests that will be sold at retail locations nationwide. The affordable, FDA approved, and professional quality tests will enable people to check up on their health at any time and in the comfort of their homes. Verséa Easy Lab™ brings together for the first time a broad range of home use diagnostic test segments under one consumer driven national brand, and aims to put better, more rapid information on people’s health in their hands.

Currently available tests provide nearly instant results and interpretation for: pregnancy, ovulation, iFOBT (colon health screening), and 6-panel drugs of abuse testing.

James Olin, Chief Commercial Officer at Verséa Health, Inc. explained the reason behind the launch: “The Verséa Easy Lab™ product line was created with a mission to give millions of Americans direct access to the most essential and necessary health care services with an emphasis on prediction, prevention, and value. Currently this access is out of reach for many Americans because high-deductible health plans now dominate the marketplace. Our goal is to provide economically accessible care through the disruption of traditional care channels and “de-medicalize” basic healthcare for most Americans. By providing instant, direct access to the most desired and necessary healthcare services individuals can take control of their health, health information and level of care and intervention. This launch also strategically fits with our focus on supporting new and more accessible locations of care like urgent care clinics and independent community pharmacies.”

About Verséa Health, Inc.

Verséa Health, Inc. (“Verséa”) headquartered in Tampa, FL, is a U.S. healthcare company founded by experienced business executives and prominent scientific medical experts, all committed to transforming scientific discoveries into applicable healthcare & wellness solutions that are critical to improving patients’ lives

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