Exhibit 99.1

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OraSure Announces 2019 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Financial Results

BETHLEHEM, PA – February 19, 2020 – (Globe Newswire) – OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), a leader in point-of-care diagnostic tests, specimen collection devices and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019.

Financial and Business Highlights

“We had a strong close to 2019. Our fourth quarter revenue performance was primarily driven by triple-digit growth in our international HIV sales and an impressive showing by our microbiome product and services business,” said OraSure President and CEO, Stephen S. Tang. “Through our acquisitions and investment in our core businesses, we have built on our leadership in sample collection and infectious disease diagnostics and bolstered our services capabilities in the burgeoning field of microbiome analysis.  In 2020, we expect to increase our investment in these core areas to provide our customers with the information and data they need to understand health, wellness and disease states.  Looking further ahead, we believe these activities will empower us to advance our innovation strategy at an ever faster rate.”

Financial Results

Net product and service revenues for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased 5% from the comparable period of 2018, primarily as a result of higher international HIV product sales and higher sales of the Company’s microbiome products and services. The increased sales were partially offset by the absence of cryosurgical sales in the quarter, as the cryosurgical systems business was divested in mid-August, and by lower genomics product sales.

International sales of the OraQuick^® HIV Self-Test for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included $966,000 and $855,000, respectively, of support payments under the Company’s charitable support agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Royalty income from a litigation settlement associated with a molecular collection device was $2.2 million and $4.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other revenues were $334,000 and $578,000 for the fourth quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Gross profit percentage was 60% and 69% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Gross profit percentage in 2019 was negatively affected by a less favorable product mix as a result of higher sales of lower gross profit products and services and the decline in other revenues.

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, operating expenses were $25.8 million, an increase of $3.6 million from the $22.2 million reported for the three months ended December 31, 2018. This increase was due primarily to the contribution of $2.0 million of operating expenses incurred by our newly acquired subsidiaries, higher research and development costs associated with the development of automated drug testing assays, and increased professional fees associated with business development work including $797,000 associated with the Diversigen acquisition, partially offset by a decline in employee bonus accruals and stock compensation expense, the amount of which is directly related to Company and individual performance. Fourth quarter 2018 operating expenses included $1.2 million of transaction costs associated with the Company’s acquisitions of CoreBiome and Novosanis.

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The Company generated operating income of $4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to operating income of $12.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded income tax expense of $2.1 million compared to $3.8 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2018. This decrease largely reflects the lower pre-tax income generated by the Company’s Canadian subsidiary.

The Company’s cash and investment balance totaled $189.8 million at December 31, 2019, compared to $201.3 million at December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company generated $9.8 million in cash from operations compared with $39.1 million in the same period of 2018.

Full-Year 2020 Guidance

The Company expects consolidated net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 to range from $145.0 million to $155.0 million and is projecting a net loss of $0.07 to $0.10 per share.  These projections do not account for the impact of changes in the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration or any potential transaction costs related to future business development activity since those items cannot be fully determined at this time. “We expect 2020 to be a building year for the OraSure family of companies as we focus on revenue growth by continuing to invest in our core businesses and leveraging our balance sheet to accelerate our innovation growth strategy,” added Dr. Tang.  

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Financial Data

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Summary of Net Revenues by Market and Product (Unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

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Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast for analysts and investors to discuss the Company’s 2019 fourth quarter results, certain business developments and updated financial guidance, beginning today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). On the call will be Dr. Stephen S. Tang, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Roberto Cuca, Chief Financial Officer. The call will include prepared remarks by management and a question and answer session.

In order to listen to the conference call, please dial 844-831-3030 (Domestic) or 315-625-6887 (International) and reference Conference ID #5381869 or go to OraSure Technologies’ web site, www.orasure.com, and click on the Investor Relations page. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access 10 minutes prior to the call. A replay of the call will be archived on OraSure Technologies’ web site shortly after the call has ended and will be available for seven days. A replay of the call can also be accessed until midnight, February 26, 2020, by dialing 855-859-2056 (Domestic) or 404-537-3406 (International) and entering the Conference ID #5381869.

About OraSure Technologies

OraSure Technologies empowers the global community to improve health and wellness by providing access to accurate essential information.  Together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (DNA Genotek, CoreBiome, Diversigen and Novosanis), OraSure provides its customers with end-to-end solutions that encompass tools, services and diagnostics.  The OraSure family of companies is a leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of rapid diagnostic tests, sample collection and stabilization devices, and molecular product and services solutions designed to discover and detect critical medical conditions.  OraSure’s portfolio of products is sold globally to clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician’s offices, clinics, public health and community-based organizations, research institutions, distributors, government agencies, pharma, commercial entities and direct to consumers.

For more information on OraSure Technologies, please visit www.orasure.com.

Important Information

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including with respect to expected revenues and earnings/loss per share. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. Known and unknown factors that could cause actual performance or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in these statements include, but are not limited to: ability to successfully manage and integrate acquisitions of other companies in a manner that complements or leverages our existing business, or otherwise expands or enhances our portfolio of products and our end-to-end service offerings, and the diversion of management’s attention from our ongoing business and regular business responsibilities to effect such integration; the expected economic benefits of acquisitions (and increased returns for our stockholders), including that the anticipated synergies, revenue enhancement strategies and other benefits from the acquisitions may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected and our actual integration costs may exceed our estimates; impact of increased or different risks arising from the acquisition of companies located in foreign countries; ability to market and sell products, whether through our internal, direct sales force or third parties; impact of significant customer concentration in the genomics business; failure of distributors or other customers to meet purchase forecasts, historic purchase levels or minimum purchase requirements for our products; ability to manufacture products in accordance with applicable specifications, performance standards and quality requirements; ability to obtain, and timing and cost of obtaining, necessary regulatory approvals for new products or new indications or applications for existing products; ability to comply with applicable regulatory requirements; ability to

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effectively resolve warning letters, audit observations and other findings or comments from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other regulators; changes in relationships, including disputes or disagreements, with strategic partners or other parties and reliance on strategic partners for the performance of critical activities under collaborative arrangements; ability to meet increased demand for the Company’s products; impact of replacing distributors; inventory levels at distributors and other customers; ability of the Company to achieve its financial and strategic objectives and continue to increase its revenues, including the ability to expand international sales; ability to identify, complete, integrate and realize the full benefits of future acquisitions; impact of competitors, competing products and technology changes; reduction or deferral of public funding available to customers; competition from new or better technology or lower cost products; ability to develop, commercialize and market new products; market acceptance of oral fluid or urine testing, collection or other products; market acceptance and uptake of microbiome informatics, microbial genetics technology and related analytics services; changes in market acceptance of products based on product performance or other factors, including changes in testing guidelines, algorithms or other recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) or other agencies; ability to fund research and development and other products and operations; ability to obtain and maintain new or existing product distribution channels; reliance on sole supply sources for critical products and components; availability of related products produced by third parties or products required for use of our products; impact of contracting with the U.S. government; impact of negative economic conditions; ability to maintain sustained profitability; ability to utilize net operating loss carry forwards or other deferred tax assets; volatility of the Company’s stock price; uncertainty relating to patent protection and potential patent infringement claims; uncertainty and costs of litigation relating to patents and other intellectual property; availability of licenses to patents or other technology; ability to enter into international manufacturing agreements; obstacles to international marketing and manufacturing of products; ability to sell products internationally, including the impact of changes in international funding sources and testing algorithms; adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates; loss or impairment of sources of capital; ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; exposure to product liability and other types of litigation; changes in international, federal or state laws and regulations; customer consolidations and inventory practices; equipment failures and ability to obtain needed raw materials and components; the impact of terrorist attacks and civil unrest; and general political, business and economic conditions. These and other factors that could affect our results are discussed more fully in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including our registration statements, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the SEC. Although forward-looking statements help to provide information about future prospects, readers should keep in mind that forward-looking statements may not be reliable. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and we undertake no duty to update these statements.

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