Biodesix signs deal to provide COVID testing for Chicago Public Schools

BOULDER — Biodesix Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX) has landed a contract with Chicago Public Schools to provide COVID-19 testing for the country’s third-largest school district.

In a statement, the Boulder company said it will provide the tests as part of that district’s surveillance efforts for return to in-person instruction. Every teacher and in-school staffer will be offered a test twice a month, with zip codes that have higher community spread getting more tests more often. CPS counts more than 32,700 employees at its schools.

The Chicago Teachers Union approved the reopening plans last week and sent teachers back into schools last Thursday,…