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Illumina, Inc. and the Illumina Corporate Foundation Commit $10 Million to COVID-19 Response and Research
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is committed to supporting the global, national and local relief efforts of our customers,
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIllumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is committed to supporting the global, national and local relief efforts of our customers, employees and communities, as we unite to combat COVID-19. Giving back is in our DNA, and together with the Illumina Corporate Foundation, we have committed more than $10M to support the communities where we live and work. As we champion the greater good, Illumina is focused on making sequencing accessible around the world to fight the pandemic together through the power of genomics, collaboration and global care for each other.\n\n\nTo support public health efforts associated with SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, sequencing and monitoring, Illumina, Inc. is providing in kind donations valued at approximately $5M dollars for instruments and consumables. In addition, we dedicated more than $2M to COVID-19-related research efforts. To advance scientific research, Illumina, Inc. recently released the SARS-CoV-2 Data Toolkit, making it easier for researchers to detect and identify the viral sequence in their samples and contribute their findings to critical public databases. The toolkit is freely accessible on BaseSpace Sequence Hub until October 2020.\n\n\n“We will do everything we can to deliver next-generation sequencing technology to power the scientists, researchers and clinicians on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19,” said Francis deSouza, CEO of Illumina. “And, we will not stop there. In addition to our technology, we are dedicated to making a positive impact on humanity through our actions to empower our communities.”\n\n\nThe Illumina Foundation has awarded more than $3M in philanthropic donations, of which $1M has gone to the CDC Foundation COVID Emergency Response Fund, and $2M to local community-based initiatives in the areas where we operate.\n\n\n“Every day that we are combatting this pandemic, I realize and appreciate how each and every one us can help make a difference,” said Judy Monroe, MD, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation. “The Illumina Foundation’s generous donation will have a significant and positive impact on fighting the coronavirus in communities across the United States.”\n\n\nThe CDC Foundation is currently mobilized to support the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s response efforts, health departments and others to fight the COVID-19 pan...