Co-Diagnostics, a molecular diagnostics company in Salt Lake City, Utah, that manufactures tests for malaria and other diseases, is in danger of being removed from the nasdaq list. The company’s 2019 annual report states that it had no “important customers” and 25 employees. .
Co-Diagnostics begins promoting COVID-19 testing to foreign consumers. It would sell more than 10 million to U. S. and foreign consumers by 2020.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announces a state of emergency, which has allowed Utah state agencies to acquire apparatus and materials to slow the spread of COVID-19 without an procurement process.
Nomi CEO Mark Newman in a podcast laughed at his COVID-19 testing adventure and said, “I tried to be informed as quickly as everyone else. If a doctor hears this and says, “This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. “Just call me and help me teach myself. We try to get through as quickly as possible. “
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is emailing state fitness officials stating that he contacted Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and that Romney’s team “went to the FDA” regarding the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Co-Diagnoses. USA COVID-19 Testing in the United States
Utah and Nomi agree to a number of contracts to conduct COVID-19 testing and fitness screenings across the state. Its subcontractors are utah software corporations Domo and Qualtrics. Co-Diagnostics, in Salt Lake City, would supply the tests. Total payment: $78. 5 million.
The U. S. Food and Drug Administrationissues an emergency use authorization for co-diagnosis, allowing you to begin selling your COVID-19 tests to qualified laboratories through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Iowa and Nomi agree to a $26 million no-bid contract to conduct 540,000 COVID-19 tests and supply non-public protective equipment. The subcontractors are Dome for a knowledge panel and Qualtrics for the “workflow engine”. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pushed for the deal after Ashton Kutcher, an Iowa actor who is friends with Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith, hired him.
Nebraska hires Nomi to provide a statewide internet platform and conduct COVID-19 testing. The contract went from approximately $27 million to $62 million.
Vice President Mike Pence praises Reynolds and his association with Nomi and Domo at a COVID-19 briefing at the White House. Dome founder Josh James, with nearly 46,000 fans on Twitter, retweets the vice president’s comments saying, “You’re doing a Laugh at me!U. S. Vice President Mike Pence said Dome! I haven’t noticed that happening. I am so satisfied that all my team’s paintings and all their sleepless nights are paying off. Congratulations to partners Qualtrics and Nomi Health as well. Ouah. @RyanQualtrics.
Tennessee and Nomi agree to a $26. 5 million no-bid contract to conduct 540,000 COVID-19 tests. Subcontractors are indexed as Domo and Qualtrics.
The Tennessee Department of Health reports that Nomi’s testing was “inconsistent” and that he is spending only about $6 million to cancel his contract with the company. Nomi officials said cash was paid for the loan.
Shareholders in the first of several lawsuits accuse Co-Diagnostics of issuing false and misleading press releases to increase the percentage value of profits for the company’s officers and directors. The company denies wrongdoing.
The Iowa state auditor publishes an article about delays in notification of the Iowa Test program, saying Nomi’s chain of reporting is “unnecessary and risky” and saying the delays “could have a negative effect on the reaction to the pandemic through making contact tracing and decision-making difficult at the governmental and individual levels.
The Republican Governors Association donated $200,000 to Cox, Utah’s lieutenant governor for governor.
Domo donates $50,000 to the Republican State Executive Committee.
Nomi donates $10,000 to the Republican Governors Association.
The Utah State Auditor releases a report stating that Nomi’s contract charge is consistent with the check than expected, as the company processed a “significantly smaller” number of checks than promised. The costs of the check exceeded $235. Other established checking accounts list their value at $125 or less depending on the check. Nomi says her charge based on the check eventually approached $42 based on the check after two years.
Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith buys a majority stake in the NBA’s Utah Jazz and Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City for $1660 million.
Nomi donated $135,000 to the Republican Governors Association. Total for the year: $145,000.
Cox elected governor of Utah.
Nomi’s subcontractor, Qualtrics, goes public and raises $1550 million in an initial public offering; founder Smith earns $153 million.
Nomi donates $25,000 to the Republican Governors Association.
Co-Diagnostics states in its 2020 annual report that it has 39 employees, $74. 5 million in profit and $42. 4 million in profit. The maximum corporate attributes of the building up to COVID-19 check sales. CEO and President Dwight Egan’s total building payment increases from $460,000 in 2019 to $1. 46 million in 2020.
Dome donates $10,000 to the Republican Governors Association. Total for the year: $110,000.
Nomi donates $20,000 to the Nebraska Republican Party.
Florida and Nomi are agreeing contracts under Gov. Ron DeSantis totaling $46. 5 million for COVID-19 and vaccine work.
Nomi donates $100,000 to a DeSantis political committee.
Nomi CEO Mark Newman donates $10,000 to a DeSantis political committee.
Angela Ling, Nebraska incident manager for the State Department of Health and Human Services, sends an email criticizing Nomi to Matt Miltenberger, Staff Leader for Governor Ricketts. It included Nomi reporting her numbers to the state. Nomi hired Ling in May as clinical director of expansion and new initiatives.
Nomi Health completes $110 million of funding for new investors.
The Republican Governors Association is donating $1. 5 million to the Friends of Ron DeSantis campaign.
Dome Donates $25,000 to republican State Executive Committee (cumulative: $50,000)
The Republican Governors Association is donating $2. 25 million to the Friends of Ron DeSantis campaign.
The Republican Governors Association is donating $2 million to the Friends of Ron DeSantis campaign.
Nomi donates $100,000 to the Republican Governors Association.
Sources: public records, media reports, documents filed through the Securities and Exchange Commission, Centers for Disease Control, IRS, cross-finance reports, LinkedIn.
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