[Princeton, NJ, Feb 19 2024] – Ricovr Healthcare, a pioneering company dedicated to promoting fairness and equity in healthcare and the workplace, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Interfaith Action Movement (IAM) Civil Rights Trailblazer Award. This esteemed award recognizes individuals and organizations outside the African American community who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to addressing issues related to systemic racism. Ricovr Healthcare stands at the forefront of the fight for fairness, with a mission deeply rooted in promoting equity through its innovative ..read more

Ricovr Healthcare, a leading innovator in the medical diagnostics field, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Pratik Patel as its new Chief Marketing Officer. With a proven track record in product marketing and a deep understanding of the healthcare sector, Mr. Patel is set to play a pivotal role in the company’s mission to revolutionize diagnostic testing at the point of care and commercialize this technology to employers across many industries. Pratik Patel brings a wealth of experience to Ricovr Healthcare, guiding public and private health tech companies with a successful marketing s ..read more

RICOVR Careers RICOVR team includes experts across medical device design and manufacturing, leadership, sales, medicine, technology, and scientific research to deliver on your needs today and tomorrow. Role: Firmware Engineer Location:  Princeton, NJ 08540 RICOVR Healthcare is an innovative, early-stage Princeton medical device company developing a highly sensitive point-of-care rapid diagnostics platform. Named in the Top 10 of Technology startups in Princeton 2022 and one of Business Insiders Top 26 startups in 2021. Our testing platform leverages the first truly portable na ..read more

(Jo McGuire Joins Ricovr: Pioneering the Future of Drug-Free Workplaces) Ricovr is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo McGuire as a strategic advisor to the company. Jo’s reputation is marked by her unwavering dedication to fostering safe work environments, free from the influence of drugs and alcohol. She is a renowned expert in creating policies and identifying tools for creating drug-free workplaces.    With a legacy spanning over a decade in the drug and alcohol testing industry, Jo brings unparalleled expertise and insights to the Ricovr team. Her remarkable journey includ ..read more

Carra Wallace to join RICOVR Healthcare’s distinguished advisory board Carra Wallace Princeton, NJ, July 19, 2023: RICOVR Healthcare, the creator of the XALIVA® rapid diagnostics platform that provides lab-quality results at point-of-care, announced the addition of Carra Wallace to its distinguished advisory board today. Carra Wallace was the first Chief Diversity Officer appointed by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, responsible for increasing contract opportunities for MWBEs across NYC’s agencies and the private sector. Ms. Wallace is the founder of Optimized Diversity Solutions ..read more

Which method provides the optimal detection length to identify recent THC use?  A recent study from the University of California San Diego measured the concentration of THC in blood and saliva over 5.5 hours post-smoking. The authors noted that concentrations of THC were more variable in blood samples compared to saliva, “supporting improved utility for saliva drug testing.” THC continued to be detectable in saliva at 4.4 hours post-smoking in 87.5% of participants, while half had fallen below a 5 ng/mL cut-off by that time. (1) This finding demonstrates the ability of saliva to provide d ..read more

The P-FAB technology was 100% accurate compared to the gold standard mass spectrometry for detecting THC in human saliva. Rutgers University performed the testing services sponsored by RICOVR Healthcare. Princeton, NJ, June 14, 2023: RICOVR Healthcare, the creator of XALIVA® THC rapid drug test for on-site recent marijuana use detection, reports successful external validation of its P-FAB technology using mass spectrometry for detection of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in saliva in collaboration with Rutgers University. The novel plasmonic fiber-optic absorbance biosensor (P-FAB) device showed ..read more

Traditional drug test methods with urine and hair detect cannabis metabolites, indicating past use of up to 30 days or more. Employee-rights groups have long argued those tests are discriminatory, penalizing people for using on their own time and away from the workplace. Unlike traditional test methods, saliva testing can detect the parent drug or active THC molecules. This ability can provide the optimal detection length to provide fairness to responsible cannabis users and maintain workplace safety. For workplace drug testing, the optimal detection time will cover the whole 8-hour plus workd ..read more

Workplace cannabis use is on the rise and causes impairment, which negatively affects skills such as reaction time, divided attention, cognitive performance, route planning, decision-making, and risk-taking. Employees may be impaired if they use cannabis right before or during work hours and at the most significant safety risk. In recent years this has become an increasing concern with legalization, with workplace post-accident-positive cannabis tests growing 204% from 2012 to 2022, and 34% of employees report seeing fellow workers use cannabis during work hours, according to a National Safety ..read more

Saliva testing is the best method for detecting recent marijuana use because it is fast, easy to use, accurate, and non-invasive. It provides reliable results that act as an effective deterrent to workplace cannabis use. The detection time for saliva-based testing more closely aligns with the 10-hour potential impairment window for cannabis. Depending on the THC cut-off level, it can detect recent use within the past 12 hours or less. As marijuana legalization becomes more widespread, saliva testing is a fair, practical, and effective solution for organizations that need to detect recent marij ..read more