OSUR vs ACHV Comparison

OraSure Technologies Inc is a medical devices company that develops, manufactures, and distributes oral fluid diagnostic and collection devices. Its reportable segments are diagnostics and molecular solutions. The diagnostics segment produces rapid oral diagnostic tests and specimen collection devices for infectious diseases such as HIV and HCV. The molecular solutions segment specializes in kits used to collect, stabilize, and transport genetic material samples for molecular testing of both hereditary diseases and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. The company gets majority of its sales from the molecular solutions business, derived mainly from customers in the United States.

Achieve Life Sciences Inc is a late-stage clinical specialty pharmaceutical company with the sole mission to address the nicotine dependence epidemic through the development and commercialization of cytisinicline. Cytisinicline, is a naturally occurring alkaloid. Additionally, The company has completed a Phase 2 study with cytisinicline in vaping cessation and conducted a successful end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for a future vaping indication. It operates in one operating segment, development and commercialization of cytisinicline for nicotine dependence, with operations located in Canada, the United States and the U.K.