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Apr 11, 2022

DNA lab capacity expansion to bring 70 more jobs to Fairfax

Lorton-based forensic DNA testing company Bode Technology will invest $2 million to expand its DNA testing lab capacity in Fairfax County, a project expected to create more than 70 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The company will reconfigure about 5,000 square feet of its lab and add laboratory benches and robotics to support increased […]

Jan 24, 2022

Parsons lands $100M COVID testing contract

Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. has been awarded a task order to provide COVID-19 tests to Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities across the United States, the company announced Jan. 19. Parsons will supply emergency-use authorized, portable, rapid molecular and rapid antigen test kits to DHS, as well as provide logistics, […]

Jan 6, 2022

VDH funds $5 million for new COVID-19 testing centers

As COVID infection rates reach record numbers from the omicron variant, the Virginia Department of Health will open nine new COVID-19 community testing centers across the state to increase testing availability, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced Thursday. The centers will offer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, considered the most reliable type of COVID-19 test. The […]

Virginia Tech scientists Linda Wang (left) and Carla Finkielstein analyze COVID-19 samples. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
Nov 10, 2020

Three Va. labs selected for OneLab Network

The state Department of General Services and Virginia Department of Health awarded three Virginia laboratories contracts to participate in the state’s new OneLab Network, aimed to expand the commonwealth’s COVID-19 testing capacity, the departments announced Tuesday. The OneLab Network, established by DGS’ Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) and VDH, formalizes a [...]

Three levels of the Honors College building, which was originally a hospital, would provide 160 spaces for COVID-19 positive students. Photo by Jon Mirador
Aug 28, 2020

COVID-19 cluster spurs quick conversion of VCU Honors College into isolation unit

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University will convert three floors of a building that houses classrooms and workspaces into an isolation space for students who test positive for COVID-19, according to a university spokesperson. The number of positive cases on campus has more than tripled since the university began reporting its cases online Aug. 20. […]

Vending machine with hand sanitizer and face masks at VCU
Aug 27, 2020

More college students head into quarantine as COVID-19 cases rise

RICHMOND — As more universities open, they’re collecting and releasing COVID-19 data and grappling with contingency plans for those who contract the disease. As of Thursday evening, universities across Virginia were reporting that more than 550 students, staff and faculty members have tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened two weeks ago, according to the […]

Aug 19, 2020

Virginia Tech launches COVID-19 dashboard

Virginia Tech on Wednesday launched an online dashboard that the university will use to keep track of COVID-19 test results and the number of students in on-campus isolation spaces. “Our comprehensive plan to manage the additional cases expected as the Blacksburg campus is repopulated includes close collaboration with our campus experts and community partners,” Virginia […]

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