Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: BECKMAN COULTER, INC
Awarding agency: Department of Health and Human Services / Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Funding agency: Department of Health and Human Services / Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Period of performance: 2022-09-30 to 2023-09-29
Current total value of award: $15000000
Description: THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A RAPID PHENOTYPIC ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING (AST) SYSTEM THAT WILL DELIVER RESULTS FOR DEFINITIVE THERAPEUTIC DECISIONS WITHIN 4 TO 6 HOURS FROM COLONIES ON A CULTURE