On Oct. 26, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded the Swiss company Tecan a $33 million contract to establish U.S. based industrial production capacity of disposable pipette tips for COVID-19 testing.

This investment will enable Tecan to establish production capacity in the U.S. Tecan will begin production increases in October 2021, ultimately producing up to 40 million tips per month.