Nov. 9, 2020—TechLab has partnered with the New River Valley COVID-19 Task Force to expand future COVID-19 testing capacity. Under the agreement, the New River Health District, headquartered in Christianburg, Va., secures access to TechLab’s analyte-specific reagents for SARS-CoV-2 for $7 to $9 per use.
“As a company founded and headquartered here in the New River Valley, we are proud to work closely with public health officials to provide a cost-effective and flexible option to increase their COVID-19 testing,” Joel Herbein, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs at TechLab, said in a press statement. “Our analyte-specific reagents can be used now to maximize COVID-19 testing by any lab that is CLIA-certified to perform medium- and high-complexity testing. We are also incorporating our ASRs into 96-well and rapid antigen tests and plan to submit to the U.S. FDA for emergency use authorization.”
The New River Valley Public Health Task Force is composed of local health, public safety, education, and government agencies that work to proactively provide local residents and communities with information about COVID-19.