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Chapter 10 - The RADx® Regulatory Core and Its Role in COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2024

By
Erika Tyburski  and
Cathryn Cambria
Edited by
Steven C. Schachter  and
Wade E. Bolton
Steven C. Schachter
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Wade E. Bolton
Affiliation:
VentureWell/Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)
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Summary

The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) Regulatory Core was established as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded RADx US response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The RADx Regulatory Core is charged with supporting COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic manufacturers admitted into the RADx program with the goal of obtaining Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and planning for full authorizations to increase COVID-19 testing throughput on the US market. This chapter outlines the EUA process and how it differs from full authorization and describes the inception and evolution of the RADx Regulatory Core, including collaborations made with the NIH, the US Food and Drug Administration, and industry sponsors to successfully bring new tests to the market.

Keywords

FDA510(k)Emergency Use Authorizationlateral flow assay (LFA)homeover-the-counter (OTC)CLIApoint of care (POC)laboratory-based tests
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Accelerating Diagnostics in a Time of Crisis
The Response to COVID-19 and a Roadmap for Future Pandemics
 , pp. 194 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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