Welcome to the Quidel Corporation First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I d now like to turn the call over to Mr. Ruben Argueta, Quidel s Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Ruben Argueta
Director of Investor Relations
Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining today s call. With me today is our President and Chief Executive Officer, Doug Bryant; and Randy Steward, our Chief Financial Officer. Our first quarter 2021 earnings release is now available on ir.quidel.com, our Investor Relations website. We will also post our prepared remarks on the Presentations tab of our IR website following the conclusion of this call on May six for a period of 24 hours. Please note that this conference call will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward statements forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve material risks, assumptions and uncertainties, in particu