--- title: ABclonal Knowledge Base | BinaxNOW description: BinaxNOW | --- [![](https://img.abclonal.com/abclonal/Public/Images/25121homepage-logo.png)](https://blog.abclonal.com/) [\[fa icon="user"\]](https://abclonal.com/user/login) [\[fa icon="shopping-cart"\]](https://abclonal.com/shoppingcart) - [Products & Services](https://abclonal.com/catalog-antibodies?id=1) - [Publications](https://abclonal.com/learning/publications) - [Resources](https://abclonal.com/featured-topics) - [![](https://img.abclonal.com/abclonal/Public/Images/25121homepage-logo.png)](https://abclonal.com) - [Promotion](https://abclonal.com/sales/promos) - [Partnership](https://abclonal.com/partner/partnership) - [Company](https://abclonal.com/company/aboutUs) [\[fa icon="user"\]](https://abclonal.com/user/login) [\[fa icon="shopping-cart"\]](https://abclonal.com/shoppingcart) Blogs This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [![Share on facebook](https://blog.abclonal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social%20Sharing/79/facebook-color.png?width=24&name=facebook-color.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/binaxnow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) - [![Share on linkedin](https://blog.abclonal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social%20Sharing/79/linkedin-color.png?width=24&name=linkedin-color.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/binaxnow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) - [![Share on twitter](https://blog.abclonal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social%20Sharing/79/twitter-color.png?width=24&name=twitter-color.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/binaxnow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/binaxnow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) - [![Share on google_plus](https://blog.abclonal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hs_marketplace_assets/modules/Social%20Sharing/79/google_plus-color.png?width=24&name=google_plus-color.png)](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/binaxnow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=google_plus) [![](https://img.abclonal.com/abclonal/Public/Images/0914shutterstock_07.jpg) WHAT'S HOT IN LIFE](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/whats-hot) [![](https://img.abclonal.com/abclonal/Public/Images/0914shutterstock_06.jpg) #LABLIFE](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/lab-life) [![](https://img.abclonal.com/abclonal/Public/Images/0914shutterstock_05.jpg) ABCLONAL](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/topic/abclonal-news) [![Abbott rapid COVID-19 antigen test](https://blog.abclonal.com/hubfs/rsz_1abbott_binaxnow_test.jpg)](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/covid-19-development-fda-oks-abbott-rapid-antigen-test) Sep 17, 2020, 12:00:00 PM       by [Dennis Miao](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/dennis-miao) ## [FDA OKs Abbott's COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/covid-19-development-fda-oks-abbott-rapid-antigen-test) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In a [press release on August 26th, 2020](https://abbott.mediaroom.com/2020-08-26-Abbotts-Fast-5-15-Minute-Easy-to-Use-COVID-19-Antigen-Test-Receives-FDA-Emergency-Use-Authorization-Mobile-App-Displays-Test-Results-to-Help-Our-Return-to-Daily-Life-Ramping-Production-to-50-Million-Tests-a-Month), Abbott Laboratories announced that they were issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the FDA for their new, rapid point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test. 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