Becton Dickinson Seeks Emergency FDA Approval for a Two-Hour Coronavirus Test
ecton Dickinson, a medical technology company, submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for approval of what could be the fastest COVID-19 test on the market so far. The New Jersey-based company says its test could deliver results to hospitals in as few as two hours.
According to Becton Dickinson CEO Tom Polen, the test has already been used in China, including at the pandemic’s epicenter in Wuhan, and in Europe. The company has partnered with Alabama-based biotech company BioGX and asked the FDA for approval to use its test in the U.S. under the agency’s Emergency Use Authorization, which allows expedited review of new tests under emergency circumstances such as a pandemic.
Already, some 500 hospitals across nearly every state in the country use BD’s testing machines and platforms to diagnose other respiratory illnesses, including the flu. So adding the COVID-19 test shouldn’t create an undue burden or require additional expertise. “I don’t think there will be tests that are any faster at this point than [two hours],” says Polen.
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