(March 1, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) awarded $1.8 million in funding for two research projects evaluating the Real-World Performance of In Vitro Diagnostics (PIVD). Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will receive $898,045 to study antigen and molecular COVID-19 tests using real-world patient data. IDx20 will receive $893,500 to compare the performance of COVID-19 antigen tests in clinical settings versus real-world data collection. Their project includes a coalition of teams from the City of Chelsea, MA.  

The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA published a report today that looks into the lessons learned about the clinical evaluation of therapeutics for COVID-19. The 21-page report is based on discussions from a workshop last September. 

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