Industry Updates
New POC test performs well for chlamydia, gonorrhea in women– LabPulse, A rapid point-of-care (POC) test from Binx for chlamydia and gonorrhea demonstrated excellent performance in women and good performance in men in a comparative study
HHS Supports Development of First High-Throughput COVID-19 Diagnostic Test – A diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
Pfizer and BioNTech to Co-Develop Potential COVID-19 Vaccine – Companies will jointly develop BioNTech’s mRNA-based vaccine candidate BNT162 to prevent COVID-19 infection.
Quest Diagnostics Media Statement about COVID-19 Testing – On March 9, 2020, Quest Diagnostics introduced a new lab-developed test for COVID-19.
Information from LabCorp about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – LabCorp rapidly expanding its COVID-19 testing capacity, expects ability to perform 10,000 tests per day by the end of the week and 20,000 tests per day by the end of March.
How Roche’s new coronavirus test sped its way to FDA authorization
BD Statement on White House Meeting on COVID-19 Testing
Abbott Launches 5-Minute Virus Test for Use Almost Anywhere– Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as five minutes, and is so small and portable it can be used in almost any health-care setting.