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Thermo Fisher Scientific Gets FDA EUA for High-Throughput, Automated COVID-19 Test Kit

This modular system uses a high-throughput version of the company's Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit, which received an EUA in March 2020.

Tecan, UgenTec to Launch Sample-to-Answer PCR Workflows

The companies have agreed to combine their respective liquid handling platforms and analysis software for integrated sample-to-answer PCR workflows.

Defense Dept. Awards Corning $15M Robotic Pipette Tip Contract to Support COVID Testing

The pipette tips help automate liquid handling and are used in a variety of lab applications including in support of COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

Mammoth Bio Signs Commercialization Deal for SARS CoV-2 Test With MilliporeSigma, Hamilton Company

The CRISPR-based test uses Mammoth's DETECTR BOOST platform and will be compatible with both nasal swab and saliva samples.

BGI Distributes More Than 230K Coronavirus Test Kits

The Shenzhen Mammoth Public Welfare Foundation, which BGI sponsors, has also raised funding to purchase PCR and automate sample preparation instruments.