# Hologic awarded USD 119 million U.S. government contract to expand COVID-19 test production

Hologic secured a USD 119 million contract from the U.S. government to expand production capacity for COVID-19 molecular tests, aiming to provide 13 million tests per month by January 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-10-30
- Where: United States
- Value: $119.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 13 million COVID-19 tests per month
- Products: COVID-19 molecular tests, Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 Assay, Aptima SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [United States Government](https://endata.com/companies/19969.md) (customer)
- [Hologic](https://endata.com/companies/22178.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [stocktitan.net](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/HOLX/hologic-awarded-u-s-government-contract-to-expand-covid-19-test-lc7wg0lg8jti.html), 2020-10-30: "Hologic has been awarded a $119 million contract from the United States government to expand its production capacity for COVID-19 molecular tests."

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