Visit the MichBio Coronavirus Resource Center for:
- Essential Business Information
- Supply Chain Resources – including multiple databases at the State or National level to indicate your need for supplies or your ability to contribute to the efforts to combat the virus
- Tips for maintaining business continuity
- Links to the most up-to-date information from the CDC, WHO, and others
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- Lt. Governor Gilchrist & former Lt. Governor Calley team up to announce coalition to support small businesses, improve access to federal loans – part of a statewide effort to encourage Michigan businesses to apply for $349 billion SBA Paycheck Protection Program.
- G2G Consulting will be holding a webinar THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 10th at NOON with up-to-date information on funding and implementation of the CARES Act and other COVID-19 legislation. REGISTER HERE.
- BIO Business Solutions – available to MichBio members – offer preferred vendor pricing on everything from lab supplies through VWR, to refurbished lab supplies from ALT, cloud based group storage solutions from SHAREVAULT , and discounted lab waste removal from CleanHarbors.
EVENT UPDATES
- The Midwest Growth Capital Symposium has partnered with InvestMidwest to create a virtual version of the event scheduled for May 5th. Learn more.
- The June BIO Convention has transitioned to a digital event using a 24 hour world time-zone format, featuring partnering meetings, “live” sessions, and more. WATCH BIO’S STATEMENT ON THE EVENT HERE.
- The BioFuture “Beyond Disruption: The new age of healthcare and technology” conference has been rescheduled for October 5-7, 2020
- Current information on FDA Emergency Use Authorizations – including those for ventilators and PPE can be found here.
- Join EMMA International TOMORROW, APRIL 9TH at 2:00 PM to learn more about FDA’s temporary policies for regulating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Reprocessing, Ventilators and Hand Sanitizer manufacturing, and what you need to do to get your product on the market. REGISTER HERE.
NEWS
- Cayman Chemical has SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kits Now Available for Research Labs. Learn More.
- BlueWillow Biologics to Launch NanoBio® Protect OTC Nasal Antiseptic Solution. Learn more.
- MichBio Member NeuMoDX Announces FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-COV2 Test. Learn more.
- Advaita Bio offers no cost data analysis for research studying COVID-19 to help understand the disease mechanisms and identify existing drugs that could be good candidates to be repurposed against this new virus. Learn more.
- Bristol Myers Squibb expands their patient support program to help newly uninsured patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Learn more.
- Do you have questions about COVID-19 is impacting your EU MDR transition? Learn more and contact EMMA International with questions specific to your business.
- Arbor Biosciences is offering a free kit for NGS target enrichment of the whole genome of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / 2019-nCoV) responsible for COVID-19 disease. It is Research Use Only (RUO) and is intended to be used for studying

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