July 31, 2020 – Sanofi (Paris, France) and GSK (London, UK) announced a collaborative effort with the U.S. government to accelerate the development and manufacturing of a COVID-19 recombinant protein-based vaccine. The vaccine candidate, developed by Sanofi in partnership with GSK, is based on the recombinant protein-based technology used by Sanofi to produce an influenza … [Read more...]
BD announces $24M U.S. government investment to support scale up of U.S. manufacturing of COVID-19 diagnostic tests
July 31, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) announced a $24 million investment from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the scale up of U.S. manufacturing capabilities for BD Veritor Solution for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes … [Read more...]
Hologic awarded $7.6M federal contract for COVID-19 testing
July 27, 2020 - Hologic Inc. was awarded an undefinitized contract action with a ceiling of $7.6 million from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to expand production of custom sample collection and processing consumables for COVID-19 testing. This investment will increase Hologic's production from 4.8 million COVID-19 … [Read more...]