LightDeck secures $35M federal contract to fund rapid COVID test

BOULDER — LightDeck Diagnostics, a Boulder-based diagnostic-testing company, has secured a $35.1 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to increase production capacity of its COVID-19 antibody test.
The contract was awarded July 6, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release.
LightDeck Diagnostics is a trade name for mBio Diagnostics Inc. The company has developed the LightDeck testing platform that combines an advanced laser waveguide with novel materials to conduct rapid testing, and has developed numerous diagnostic tests, including some developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DOD contract will fund expansion of production…
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