Biomerica provides update on inFoods® IBS expansion

- Expansion into new offices within current major groups, including Northeast and Ohio; Expansion into new major group in Texas.

- Average quarterly increase in physicians prescribing inFoods more than doubled each quarter over the past 12 months.

- Biomerica in discussions for launch of inFoods IBS with large non-GI physician groups opening new market for the product.

- Company receives notice of allowance for five new patents in Europe, Canada and Japan; the inFoods technology now has 25 Issued/allowed patents.

IRVINE, Calif., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomerica, Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRA), (the “Company”) a global provider of advanced medical products is pleased to announce advancements in the roll out of the inFoods IBS product.

Expansion Into New Offices and Physician Engagement:
Biomerica has expanded its reach with adoption by new offices in targeted regions, including the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. The Company's new salesforce has activated over 30 new Gastrointestinal (GI) physician groups, each with multiple GI physicians, and these new practices have begun recommending the Company's revolutionary inFoods^® IBS Product to their IBS patients. Furthermore, the average increase in the number of physicians prescribing inFoods more than doubled each quarter over the past 12 months, reflecting growing adoption and trust within the GI medical community.

The Company is also in discussions with large non-GI physician groups for utilization of the inFoods IBS test. This advances the strategic effort to expand to non-GI physicians to provide cutting-edge non-pharmaceutical care options for individuals grappling with chronic IBS conditions.

This continued expansion demonstrates growing recognition and adoption of the inFoods IBS test in the medical community, broadening Biomerica's influence in providing innovative solutions for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) while positioning the Company for product revenue growth over the coming quarters.

Biomerica Advances Intellectual Property Portfolio:
Biomerica has also been issued notices of allowance on five new patents in Japan, Canada and the EU, for a total of 25 pending/issued patents worldwide. These allowed/issued patents cover the Company’s inFoods Technology and validate the novelty of this technology.

Patient Testimonials:

• "Using the inFoods IBS product has led to a life changing outcome for me. The relief from symptoms has significantly improved my daily life and I am immensely grateful" - Sarah.
• “My test results showed I needed to eliminate soy and eggs. Upon eliminating these two foods from my diet, I felt better within days. Weeks later when I accidentally ate soy again, the symptoms returned. I was surprised how exact the test results were. So happy to have found this test, the relief has been amazing" - Jane.

Robert Carlson, Chief Commercial Officer, added, “We are on a mission to introduce a new, cost effective, non-pharmaceutical option for the management of IBS symptoms by helping patients identify foods that are possibly causing their IBS symptoms.”

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) reports that IBS impacts 1 in 20 Americans and that up to $10 Billion is spent each year in direct medical cost due to IBS. Yet, due to the complexity of the disorder, and the lack of effective therapies, IBS patients still struggle to find effective relief.

The inFoods IBS product has been studied in a prospective double blinded, placebo-controlled endpoint study at several prominent medical centers including Mayo Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc. – a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the University of Michigan. The study results demonstrated a significant improvement in Abdominal Pain Intensity (API) (trial participants with >30% reduction in pain) for IBS patients in the treatment diet arm compared to those in the placebo diet arm (p-value of 0.0246).

Biomerica remains at the forefront of innovative GI solutions, with the inFoods IBS product exemplifying its dedication to improving patient lives. The Company remains steadfast in its mission to enhance gastrointestinal care, reduce healthcare costs, and improve the quality of life of approximately 750 million individuals suffering from IBS around the world.

About Biomerica (NASDAQ: BMRA)
Biomerica, Inc. (www.biomerica.com) is a global biomedical technology company that develops, patents, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic products used at the point-of-care (in home and in physicians' offices) and in hospital/clinical laboratories for detection and/or treatment of medical conditions and diseases. The Company's products are designed to enhance the health and well-being of people, while reducing total healthcare costs. Biomerica primarily focuses on gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases where the Company has multiple diagnostic and therapeutic products in development.

About inFoods^®
The inFoods IBS test is designed to assess a patient’s above normal immunoreactivity to specific foods utilizing a simple finger-stick blood sample. Instead of difficult to manage broad dietary restrictions, physicians can now use the inFoods IBS information to make targeted, patient-specific recommendations about trigger foods that, when removed from the diet, may alleviate IBS symptoms such as pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. The inFoods IBS test and clinical outcomes were studied at several prominent centers including Mayo Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc. - a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the University of Michigan. The clinical results for improvement in the Abdominal Pain Intensity (API) responder endpoint of >30% reduction in pain, for IBS patients in the treatment diet arm was greater than patients in the placebo diet arm (p-value of 0.0246). The improvement for patients in the treatment arm versus the placebo arm is considered clinically significant and for certain endpoints is similar and, in some cases, better than the current drugs in the market. Further information about Biomerica’s patented inFoods^® Technology Platform can be found at: https://biomerica.com/inFoods/our-technology/.

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Corporate Contact:

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Source: Biomerica, Inc.