On Sept. 2, 2020, PathGroup announced the award of a funding grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx SM) program. PathGroup will utilize the funds granted by the NIH to expand its high-throughput COVID-19 testing laboratory, becoming one of the nation’s ‘mega-labs’ with the capability of performing up to 80,000 SARS-CoV-2 tests per day for COVID-19, with results expected to be delivered within 24 hours.

The RADx^SM initiative supports the development, production scale-up, and deployment of accurate, rapid SARS-CoV-2 tests across the country. The RADx-Advanced Technology Platforms (RADx-ATP) program assists in the expansion of labs that can significantly scale the number of COVID-19 tests that can be performed each day in the United States.

PathGroup currently has the capacity to perform up to 14,000 COVID-19 tests per day and has existing infrastructure in 25 U.S. states across the Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Through partnerships with multiple testing vendors and platforms, PathGroup will deploy additional instruments and automation technology to scale its COVID-19 testing capacity, reaching 80,000 tests per day, with an expected turnaround time of 24 hours.

Nashville-based PathGroup provides comprehensive COVID-19 testing services for hospitals, physician offices, state and local departments of health, employers, and school systems, including both molecular diagnostic and antibody testing. All of PathGroup’s testing is performed on platforms that have received FDA Emergency Use Authorization.

Founded in 1965, PathGroup is a premier provider of anatomic, clinical and molecular pathology laboratory services in the United States. Privately held and physician-centric, PathGroup works seamlessly with customers to provide superior diagnostic services. PathGroup uses the latest in proprietary and industry standard technology to deliver fast, accurate results. The company provides clients with the highest quality of services available, consistently exceeding the expectations of physicians, employees, payers, and most importantly, patients.