Qiagen Secures US HHS Funding For New COVID-19 Test

Qiagen has secured funding from a US government agency to develop a new test kit for COVID-19.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 26: Sign outside the Department of Health and Human Services building in downtown Washington, DC on December 26, 2014.
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Qiagen NV has received funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for a new COVID-19 test kit, the company announced 13 March.

Qiagen said its QIAstat-Dx solution is the first syndromic testing product selected for development through ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and...

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