First Posted: May 07, 2021 04:44 AM EDT
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To help schools eyeing a return to in-person classes, San Diego biotech Biocept is bringing coronavirus testing to community colleges throughout the state of California.
The company recently announced a testing partnership with the Foundation for California Community Colleges, a nonprofit group that supports 116 community colleges in the area, serving more than 2 million students. The included schools will be able to administer coronavirus tests to students and staff, send samples to the local lab of Biocept and receive results within 48 hours.
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Biocept CEO Michael Nall stated that biotech started to offer coronavirus testing around last year after the company realized that it had the equipment, expertise, and laboratory certifications to run the tests. He also added that Biocept started to use a test made by Thermo Fisher to detect genetic material from