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Hologic Wins $4.1m To Advance Zika Blood Screen

 
• By Sue Darcey

The US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) recently granted $4.1m to Hologic to advance development of a blood screen to detect Zika in the blood supply. Also, lawmakers are asking more questions about readiness in the US for detecting emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism-related toxins.

Hologic Inc. recently signed an agreement worth $4.1m with HHS's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to advance development of a blood screening test, the Procleix Zika virus assay, designed to detect the presence of Zika in donated blood plasma. The blood screen won investigational new drug status on June 17 by US FDA. (Also see "House-Senate Conferees Fight Over Zika Funds As FDA Approves More Assays" - Medtech Insight, 22 June, 2016.)

The government funding agreement comes as individuals have contracted the virus in recent weeks within the contiguous US. Also, a congressional oversight panel has been pressing federal agencies on the...

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