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InBios Awarded $12.7M to Boost Production of Two COVID-19 Diagnostics

by Global Biodefense Staff
October 31, 2020
InBios Awarded $12.7M to Boost Production of Two COVID-19 Diagnostics

Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 at Eglin Air Force Base. Credit: Ilka Cole

With the additional pandemic-response funding investment by the U.S. federal government, InBios International will increase their COVID-19 diagnostic test production to 400,000 units per week by May 2021, a capacity increase of 20 times their current output.

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) jointly announced a $12.7 million contract with InBios International Inc., of Seattle, to expand domestic production capacity for two rapid point-of-care tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The first, called the SCoV-2 Ag Detect Kit, detects current infections by identifying antigens – genetic material – of the virus in a nose swab sample. The second test, called the SCoV-2 Detect IgM/IgG Kit, detects antibodies for the virus in a finger prick of blood, indicating whether the person had a previous COVID-19 infection.

The contract announced today enables InBios to ramp up production of either or both tests to 400,000 units per week – 20 times the facility’s current output – by May 2021, significantly expanding the nation’s testing capacity.

To support expansion of the company’s domestic production, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Developmental Authority (BARDA), part of the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response), collaborated with HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Department of Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell (DAF ACT) and the Department of the Air Force’s Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force. BARDA funded the contract under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

Tags: ASPRAwardsBARDACOVID-19Editor PickHHSPublic Health EmergencyRapid DiagnosticsSARS-CoV-2

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