The Pac-12 has announced a partnership with Fulgent Genetics to provide supplemental COVID-19 testing to every athletic department in the conference.
The Pac-12 Conference on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Fulgent Genetics to provide supplemental COVID-19 testing that will enhance its existing testing structure and help keep athletes from spreading the disease.
As part of the agreement, Fulgent will provide reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing — widely considered the gold standard in testing for COVID-19 — to every athletic department within the conference. The Pac-12 previously had announcedto acquire rapid testing for each of its athletic departments, prompting conference officials to reboot a fall sports season that had been put on hold.
“We are excited to be partnering with a leading testing company in Fulgent to provide our athletic departments with the very best capabilities to protect the health and well-being of our student-athletes,” Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. “On the heels of our agreement with Quidel to provide rapid-results testing, today’s announcement represents another important step in providing a safe and healthy environment for a return to competition for our student-athletes.
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