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OPKO Health's BioReference Laboratories Awarded Commercial Surge Capacity Testing for COVID-19 Emergency Response Contract by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC chooses BioReference as one of the antibody testing and service providers for national serological survey ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"CDC chooses BioReference as one of the antibody testing and service providers for national serological survey\n\n\nELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), today announced it will accept an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award to provide Commercial Surge Capacity Testing for COVID-19 Emergency Response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nUnder the contract with the CDC, BioReference will perform antibody testing to determine COVID-19 seroprevalence, and will provide results with key demographic information and analysis in collaboration with the CDC. The agreement's period of performance began July 20, 2020, and is ongoing through November 19, 2020. \n\"Working with the CDC underscores the importance of public, private partnership to achieve a worthwhile COVID-19 response,\" said Jon R. Cohen, M.D., Executive Chairman of BioReference Laboratories. \"Many studies suggest that the majority of the public has not been infected with COVID-19, but multiple factors limit these findings. Together with the leading public health authority, we are leveraging extensive depth and breadth of testing expertise to increase overall understanding of the disease burden of the virus.\" \nFor more information, visit https://www.bioreference.com/coronavirus. \nAbout BioReference Laboratories, Inc.BioReference provides comprehensive testing to physicians, clinics, hospitals, employers, government units, correctional institutions and medical groups. The company is in network with the five largest health plans in the United States, operates a network of 11 laboratory locations, and is backed by a medical staff of more than 120 MD, PhD and other professional level clinicians and scientists. For more information, visit www.bioreference.com.\nAbout OPKO HealthOPKO Health, Inc., is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets by leveraging its discovery, development and commercialization expertise and novel and proprietary technologies. For more information, visit www.opko.com. \nCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements,\" as that term is d...