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HHS, DoD Award $7.6M to Hologic to Boost Production of Coronavirus Testing Consumables

Jul 28, 2020
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NEW YORK — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Sunday that it and the US Department of Defense (DoD) have awarded up to $7.6 million to Hologic to help the company expand production of custom sample collection and processing consumables for SARS-CoV-2 testing.

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