Originally Published as The Niche PodcastRoche earns FDA approval for a combined flu/COVID diagnostic, I-Mab signs with Abbvie for $2 billion, PPD partners to treat lupus, and BioNTech/Pfizer add more COVID candidates while Moderna adds bad press.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-09-02/us-nih-awards-nine-companies-129-million-to-scale-up-covid-19-testing

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