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 The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a part of HHS under the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR). BARDA has developed a simplified portal for submission of proposals to support U.S. government medical countermeasure (MCM) research and development for products targeted to COVID-19. The TechWatch program can be found as part…

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) yesterday announced a new point-of-care test that can detect antibodies in blood to confirm current or past exposure to COVID-19 in as little as 15 minutes. The new test, developed and manufactured by BioMedomics (Morrisville, N.C.), will be available through BD and distributed exclusively by Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC) to healthcare providers throughout the United States. The test…

The Atlanta clinical trial testing a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 is full. Seventeen participants have joined the Atlanta part of the clinical trial, which is overseen by Emory University’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU), a spokesperson said.  The vaccine developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Moderna…

Key medtech sector pushes the limits of capacity to produce unprecedented numbers of respiratory medical devices WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association announced today that its member respiratory device companies have dramatically expanded the limits of their present production capacity in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, producing on average 2,000-3,000 ventilators per week, collectively,…

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday that he is issuing a statewide shelter-in-place order as the state continues to battle the coronavirus.  During a news conference Wednesday afternoon the governor said he would sign the order on Thursday and it would go into effect on Friday.  Kemp also ordered that all public schools will remain…

 Court Order Enables Atlanta Facility to Resume Full Operations  April 1, 2020 – Atlanta, GA – Sterigenics, a leading provider of mission-critical sterilization services to the healthcare industry, today commented on the ruling by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granting the company’s request for a temporary restraining order.  “Sterigenics…