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# Thermo Fisher Gets Fast EUA for Coronavirus Test
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/thermo-fisher-gets-fast-eua-for-coronavirus-test/
- Published: 2020-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:07:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5146335

Within 24 hours of the sponsor’s request, FDA 3/13 issued the fourth coronavirus Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Thermo Fisher for its TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit diagnostic. “Since the beginning of this outbreak, more than 80 test developers have sought our assistance with development and validation of tests they plan to bring through the Emergency Use Authorization process,” FDA commissioner **Stephen Hahn** said in a [release](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-thermo-fisher?ref=fdaweb.com). “Additionally, more than 30 laboratories have notified us they are testing or intend to begin testing soon under our new policy for laboratory-developed tests for this emergency. The number of products in the pipeline reflects the significant role diagnostics play in this outbreak and the large number of organizations we are working with to bring tests to market.”