Hologic awarded $119M U.S. government contract to double COVID-19 test production

Hologic received a $119 million contract from HHS and the Department of Defense to scale up COVID-19 test manufacturing capacity. The funding will enable Hologic to produce 13 million COVID-19 tests per month in the U.S. by January 2022, up from 6 million globally as of July 2020.

“We believe this expansion at least doubles [Hologic's] current COVID-19 test capacity in the US, and should enable the company to produce >55MM total molecular tests/quarter vs. the previously disclosed capacity of ~40MM/quarter.”medtechdive.com

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• medtechdive.comHologic wins $119M from HHS, DOD to help double COVID-19 test production | MedTech DiveNick Paul TaylorNov 2, 2020
• medicaldevice-network.comCoronavirus company news summary - Hologic awarded US government contract to expand Covid-19 tests - Prenetics acquires Oxsed to scale rapid Covid-19 testing globally - Medical Device NetworkChloe KentNov 2, 2020

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