{"id":10359,"date":"2020-05-08T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2546514"},"modified":"2020-05-08T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:46:00","slug":"apple-is-giving-10-million-to-covid-19-testing-kit-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/08\/apple-is-giving-10-million-to-covid-19-testing-kit-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple is giving $10 million to COVID-19 testing kit company"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple has announced that it’s giving $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics, a company that produces COVID-19 testing kits that are critical to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n

According to Apple’s announcement, the funding will help COPAN vastly scale up its production of testing kits, “expanding production from several thousand today to more than one million kits per week by early July.” Apple is also helping COPAN source and design new equipment for the company’s new facility in California.<\/p>\n

“COPAN is one of the world’s most innovative manufacturers of sample collection kits for COVID-19 testing, and we’re thrilled to partner with them so they can expand as we work to address this critical issue for our nation,” commented Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, in a press release. “I couldn’t be prouder of our teams for bringing all of their energy, passion, and innovative spirit to supporting the country’s COVID-19 response.”<\/p>\n

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