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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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RADx Webinar: The Epidemiology of COVID-19

RADx Tech Webinar Series - A Path to In-Person Instruction: On-Campus Pooling in a Pod Testing for COVID-19

RADx Tech Webinar Series: Innovation During the Pandemic: Personal Protection Testing Booths for COVID-19

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NIH-funded COVID-19 home test is first to receive over-the-counter authorization from FDA

Ellume USA’s rapid at-home test was developed through the NIH RADx Initiative.

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The COVD19 Testing Impact Calculator

NIH-funded Tool Helps Organizations Plan COVID-19 Testing

Online calculator computes costs of testing and offers strategies for preventing infections in schools and businesses

RADx Tech Webinar: University of Illinois’ Multimodal Approach - Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission at a Large Public University

RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market

University Lab Partners Selected by CIMIT to Partner in their Project to Support the NIH RADx Initiative

NIH RADx Initiative Advances Six New COVID-19 Testing Technologies

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

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

NIH Continues to Boost National COVID-19 Testing Capacity

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

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