BD receives $24M U.S. government investment to scale up COVID-19 test manufacturing

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced a $24 million investment from the U.S. Department of Defense and HHS to scale up U.S. manufacturing of the BD Veritor SARS-CoV-2 test, increasing production capacity by 50% to over 12 million test kits per month by February 2021.

“BD Announces $24 Million U.S. Government Investment to Support Scale Up of U.S. Manufacturing of COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests”news.bd.com

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• news.bd.comBD Announces $24 Million U.S. Government Investment to Support Scale Up of U.S. Manufacturing of COVID-19 Diagnosic Tests - Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
• hhmglobal.comBD Announces Million U.S. Government Investment to Support Scale Up of U.S. Manufacturing of COVID-19 Diagnosic TestsYuvrajAug 3, 2020

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