Biomerica, Inc..
BMRA.US | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
Biomerica, Inc. is a biomedical company that develops, patents, manufactures, and markets diagnostic and therapeutic products used at the point-of-care (in home and physician's offices) and in hospital and reference laboratories. The company's primary focus is on gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and f...Show More
Better Health for All
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Biomerica's core products, including the Fortel® Kidney Test, Fortel Ulcer Test, and inFoods® IBS test, are diagnostic tools for early detection and personalized management of significant health conditions. These products provide transformative health benefits, such as early detection of kidney disease (affecting over 840 million globally) and H. pylori (a Class 1 carcinogen), and significant symptom reduction for IBS patients (e.g., 59.6% vs. 42.2% for abdominal pain reduction in clinical trials).
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The Fortel® Kidney Test and Fortel Ulcer Test address gaps in preventative healthcare by enabling early detection before symptoms appear.
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The inFoods® IBS test offers a non-pharmaceutical, precision-based approach to symptom relief through targeted dietary recommendations.
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The company states its platform is HIPAA-compliant and promises to treat user data with respect, not sharing it with third parties.
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The inFoods® IBS Trigger Food Navigator aims to reduce anxiety by helping patients navigate food choices.
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Clinical trials for inFoods® IBS were randomized, multicenter, double-blind, and placebo-controlled, conducted at leading U.S. institutions like Mayo Clinic and Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess.
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The AI-backed Trigger Food Navigator offers smart meal suggestions and ingredient substitutions, developed in collaboration with dietitians from the University of Michigan.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Biomerica, Inc. is a biomedical company focused on diagnostic and therapeutic products, not financial services.
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The 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value assesses financial institutions on aspects like lending, fees, debt, and financial inclusion. As Biomerica does not operate in the financial services sector, the provided articles do not contain any evidence relevant to the KPIs under this value.
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Consequently, all KPIs are omitted due to a lack of applicable data.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No evidence available to assess Biomerica, Inc. on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Biomerica, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Honest & Fair Business. The articles primarily discuss a board appointment
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and general financial performance
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, or link to inaccessible/general SEC filing pages
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without specific data on regulatory fines, transparency, whistle-blower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversies, complaint resolution, board independence, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification.
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Kind to Animals
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The provided articles indicate that Biomerica, Inc. (BMRA.US) engages in animal testing and uses animal-derived components. Specifically, one article lists BMRA.US under the category of companies with "Animal Usage: Animal Testing."
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Another article, a Material Safety Data Sheet for a Biomerica kit, states that the sample diluent contains animal serum components (bovine, rabbit, and goat) derived from USDA licensed facilities.
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However, no specific quantitative data, such as the percentage of products certified cruelty-free, the volume of animals used in testing, the percentage of animal-derived inputs replaced, or details about animal testing policies, humane certifications, or conservation efforts, are provided to map to the defined KPI tiers.
No War, No Weapons
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No specific, concrete data points relevant to any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs for Biomerica, Inc. (BMRA.US) were found in the provided articles. The articles either focused on the company's diagnostic products and research, were inaccessible, or were for a different company.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found across the provided articles to assess Biomerica, Inc. against the defined Planet-Friendly Business KPIs. Information regarding environmental performance metrics such as emissions, renewable energy use, water consumption, waste diversion, or climate targets is not available.
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While one article mentions "87.4% recyclable packaging materials" and "16.2 metric tons plastic waste reduction in 2023", these do not directly map to the 'recycled_to_virgin_ratio' (which measures input material composition) or 'packaging_co2_reduction' (which measures CO2 reduction, not plastic waste reduction) KPIs, respectively.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Biomerica, Inc. (BMRA.US) against any of the KPIs for Respect for Cultures & Communities. Several articles explicitly state that no sustainability data or relevant metrics are available for the company regarding community engagement or cultural sensitivity.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points or details regarding Biomerica, Inc.'s performance across any of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' KPIs. Information such as data breach severity, AI ethics governance, cybersecurity investment, privacy certifications, security training effectiveness, encryption implementation, AI audit practices, algorithmic transparency, unauthorized data use, user data control, authentication security, vulnerability management, bug bounty effectiveness, privacy by design, security testing coverage, data minimization, regulatory compliance, algorithmic harm remediation, or digital rights advocacy is explicitly stated as not provided or not mentioned in the available evidence.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No evidence available to assess Biomerica, Inc. on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.