Automating the Research Lab in the Face of a Rising Tide of COVID-19 Tests
Automating the Research Lab in the Face of a Rising Tide of COVID-19 Tests
4 PagesThe global spread of COVID-19 has created a tsunami of data that both diagnostic and research labs are having to deal with. As governments around the world deploy testing on an unprecedented scale to identify and contain SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, and companies attempt to bring employees safely back into the workplace with testing, research labs have access to a treasure trove of COVID-19 samples. These include both SARS-CoV-2 infections and antibodies from those previously infected. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control, about 560,000 tests were being conducted each day in the US in early July 2020, some 100,000 more per day than a month previous. In total, an estimated 15 million tests were conducted across the US during June, about three times more than were co
