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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx^sm) initiative was formed to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of innovative point-of-care and home-based tests, as well as improvements to clinical laboratory tests, that can directly detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Overcoming Challenges With the Adoption of Point-of-Care Testing

From Technology Push and Clinical Needs to Value Propositions

Webinar: Insights from User Discussions on COVID-19 Testing in Non-Traditional Settings

NIH Continues to Boost National COVID-19 Testing Capacity

New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid results

The Forsyth Institute Serving as a Critical Resource for COVID-19 Saliva Diagnostic Test Development

Webinar: Covid-19 Testing - Moving from Clinical Settings into the Community

NIH delivering new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. demand

Range of new technologies will meet testing needs in diverse settings

NIH LIVE QA Session

RADX Delivering new COVID-19 Testing Tech to Meet US Demand

Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative

The capital will be used to scale up testing capacity of PathogenDx's Microarray Assay for COVID-19 testing nationally

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: Regulatory Affairs on the RADx Frontlines

Perspective from a Point-of-Care Technology Research Center

Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative

3M and MIT Researchers Developing a Rapid Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

The goal is a new, highly accurate, mass-produced low-cost diagnostic device that delivers results in minutes.

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...

User Centered Design for the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for COVID19

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...

The Challenges of COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics

RADx-UP Funding Opportunities and Webinar

Francis Collins Testifies Before Congress, May 7, 2020

Shark Tank: New Tests for COVID-19

Important COVID-19 Survey

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GLUE Lecture: Establishing a Viable Business Model for your Medical Device

POCTRN CRAASH 2020

Check out the scenes from the kick-off session.

Now Accepting Applications: POCTRN Solicitation 2020

Four New Funding Opportunities

Webinar: Clinical Trials - Information To Help You Plan Your Next Steps