New BARDA Award: Chembio USA Product Name: DPP®
Post# of 36537
Product Name: DPP® COVID-19 Ag System
Description:
SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care antigen detection assay, using Chembio’s patented DPP® (lateral flow based) and DPP Micro Reader for diagnosis of COVID-19 from respiratory specimens.
Unique Impact:
The development of an EUA cleared rapid SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care diagnostic, with the ability to rapidly scale production to provide an easy to use test that will increase the United States COVID-19 diagnostic testing capacity.
Base Award Amount: $628,071 (July 5, 2020)
Cost Share: Yes