United States senators visited the National Institutes of Health at its Bethesda campus on May 17 for a tour of its Vaccine Research Center and discussion of COVID-19 initiatives, including the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative, or RADx.
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Rutgers researchers are developing a rapid breathalyzer test that would determine in minutes if someone is infected with COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.
“In addition to helping diagnose COVID-19, the goal of the project is to create a platform that can be expanded into a future, easy-to-use, non-invasive rapid breathalyzer to diagnostic respiratory diseases, including possible future pandemics,” said principal investigator Edward DeMauro, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering who runs the Emil Buehler Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
The breathalyzer will collect exhaled aerosol particles, deposit the particles into an electronic biosensor, and give a quick result without the need for an uncomfortable swab test. A prototype of the device will also be able to detect several different respiratory viruses, infections, or illnesses.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers researchers are developing a rapid breathalyzer test that would determine in minutes if someone is infected with COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.
UPDATE Aegis Sciences Corporation announces participation in National Testing Action Plan for K-12 Schools to Safely Reopen
April 07, 2021 16:13 ET | Source: Aegis Sciences Corporation Aegis Sciences Corporation
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
The Rockefeller Foundation announced an initiative on March 26, to provide guidance on testing for K-12 public schools to enable safe in-person learning. T
he K-12 National Testing Action Program: Connecting Schools with the Nation’s Leading Testing Companies to Safely Reopen (NTAP) connects schools with laboratories and testing partners, including Aegis Sciences Corporation.
Routine testing of students, teachers and staff empowers school administrators with the knowledge they need to safely operate in-person learning. A successful testing program works to quickly identify positive cases to keep school infection rates low. Laboratory partners must return results to schools and tes
UMass Medical School helps lead NIH RADx to accelerate new COVID test technologies
Project has increased U.S. testing capacity by more than 180 million tests By Susan E.W. Spencer April 01, 2021
While the acceleration of COVID-19 vaccinations has received much attention, the national effort to bring convenient, affordable and rapid testing technology for SARS-CoV-2 infection to market is also moving full speed ahead.
In addition to the original mission to make tests more available, researchers are investigating lingering questions about COVID transmission.
The $1.5 billion effort, known as the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative, or RADx, was launched in April 2020.