NYS to invest in 20 companies to increase PPE manufacturing capacity
“The Empire State Development has identified 20 companies to increase the manufacturing capacity of personal protective equipment, and make the equipment more available throughout the state.”
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Long Island firm lands $500K from NYS to fight COVID-19
“The state is providing $500,000 to Mineola-based Empire Bio Diagnostics. The company manufactures Viral Transport Medium Kits, which are used to transport COVID-19 samples.”
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How Brooklyn crafters got to work making PPE for hospitals and protesters
“With personal protective equipment in short supply at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Brooklyn creators stepped up to make masks, face shields, and other materials needed to combat the spread of the viral outbreak.”
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SRC lands $426 million Army contract to beef up defenses against small drones
“The U.S. Army on Friday turned to SRC Inc. of Cicero for help improving its defenses against small drones, awarding the company a contract worth up to $426 million over the next five years.”
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Christian Siriano Granted New York State Funding to Make PPE for Nonmedical Public Service Workers
“The designer was the first to use his manufacturing team to produce PPE when the supplies dwindled low at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring.”
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