May 12, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 89 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E437-E438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING TEJ PATEL AS CONSTITUENT OF THE MONTH

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 2020

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize 
Tej Patel and his team at Fluxergy, a local company developing rapid 
COVID-19 testing, as my April Constituent of the Month. During this 
time of uncertainty and crisis, Americans are looking for beacons of 
hope in the fight against COVID-19. Tej and his team answered the call. 
Founded in 2013 by engineers Tej Patel, Ryan Revilla, and Jonathan Tu, 
Fluxergy, a medical diagnostic company based in Irvine, worked in 
collaboration with UC San Diego Health to create a testing system 
designed to diagnose COVID-19 in under an hour.
  Tej saw a deficiency in the turn-around of testing for COVID-19, and 
knew there was a better way to address testing in the most efficient 
way possible. Many tests sent to outside labs range from days to weeks 
for a patient to receive their results. Fluxergy's on-site test for 
COVID-19 requires a very small sample, typically a nasal swab. This 
swab is mixed with a reagent solution, loaded onto the Fluxergy card 
and inserted into the Fluxergy Analyzer that produces results in under 
an hour.
  During a rapidly spreading global pandemic, it is imperative to know 
the results of a patient's test as soon as possible. The quicker

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we have results, the sooner we can implement proper precautions and 
care. Solutions like the testing system that Fluxergy developed can 
help us save lives.
  I launched a Constituent of the Month program to recognize 
individuals who have gone above and beyond to make our region and our 
country a stronger place for everyone to live and thrive. There are 
countless health care workers, first responders, grocery workers and 
many others who deserve recognition. Today, I am proud to recognize Tej 
and his team's innovation during this time of crisis for our country, 
which is both inspiring and encouraging. I am honored to recognize Tej 
Patel and the Fluxergy team as my Constituent of the Month and I thank 
them for being beacons of light and hope for our community as we fight 
this global pandemic together.

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