Prolight announces preliminary outcome of the rights issue

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Prolight Diagnostics AB develops innovative Point-of-Care systems. These are small, portable instruments and disposable cartridges for performing in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests from a drop of blood. We want to offer the foremost POC systems on the market for quick, reliable diagnosis of acute events. Our launch product will be for the measurement of high sensitive troponin, to aid in the rule-in and rule-out of myocardial infarction.
 
The company’s share is traded on the NGM Nordic SME marketplace, under the ticker PRLD.

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