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Biogen Launches Employee COVID-19 Biobank With Broad Institute, Partners HealthCare

Apr 16, 2020
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NEW YORK – Biogen, the Broad Institute, and Partners HealthCare have formed a consortium to build a COVID-19 biobank with samples from volunteer Biogen employees and their families, the partners said today.

The biobank will collect de-identified blood samples and medical data from volunteering Biogen employees who contracted and have recovered from COVID-19, as well as their family members and close contacts.

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