- New Mobile Lab Powered by Bloom Energy Processes Tests Reliably
and Quickly to Bolster Safety at Businesses and Schools
- Provides Critically Needed Tests for Disadvantaged Communities
as Demand Surges
Bloom Energy and El Camino Health today announced the launch of
the University of Illinois’ innovative Shield T3 COVID testing
system and mobile laboratory at Bloom Energy’s manufacturing
facility in Sunnyvale, California.
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The new Shield T3 COVID-19 testing lab,
powered and hosted by Bloom Energy, is open to Bay Area businesses
and schools for simple, rapid and inexpensive COVID-19 testing
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The new mobile lab, powered and hosted by Bloom Energy, is open
to Bay Area businesses and schools for simple, rapid and
inexpensive COVID-19 testing.
One in six tests purchased by participating organizations will
be donated to Gardner Health Services, a local non-profit
healthcare organization, to expand much needed testing capacity in
communities most disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Pioneered by a team of researchers at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, the Shield T3 test requires only a deposit of
saliva instead of an intrusive nasal swab. It takes minutes to
administer and aims to generate results within six hours of the
test being delivered to the mobile laboratory.
Further, Shield T3 tests for three genes present in the
coronavirus, versus other tests which look for just one, earning it
a specificity of greater than 99% and very few false positives.
As local businesses and schools continually evaluate ways to
safely maintain their essential operations or reopen following
shelter in place orders, the new lab enables organizations to
collect saliva samples at their workplace or site of choice,
eliminating the time-consuming commute to various testing locations
by hundreds of employees, staff or students. The samples are then
transported to the mobile lab in Sunnyvale for rapid
processing.
“The safe continuity of our manufacturing operations is
essential to our customers who rely on us for clean and resilient
energy,” said Susan Brennan, chief operations officer, Bloom
Energy. “By partnering with Shield T3 and El Camino Health, we have
significantly improved upon our existing and robust screening for
our essential employees so we can provide a safe working
environment. We invite other organizations in Silicon Valley, who
seek simple, rapid, convenient and inexpensive testing, to join us
as we all endeavor to safely and deliberately maintain operations
or reopen, while ensuring we can serve our Bay Area communities in
need.”
The mobile lab, set up by Shield T3 and overseen by El Camino
Health, is a testament to how private and public organizations are
working together to create innovative solutions to help combat the
unprecedented pandemic. The mobile lab is capable of processing up
to 10,000 tests per day, and participating organizations have the
flexibility in determining the frequency and variance of
testing.
Gardner Health Services will deploy the donated testing kits to
a number of its clinics across Santa Clara County to serve in-need
communities as they tackle testing demand that far exceeds their
current supply. The problem is most acute in Santa Clara County’s
hardest hit areas, where positivity rates have topped 15 percent at
their East San Jose test site.
“An unprecedented pandemic requires an extraordinary response,
and Shield T3 is just that,” said Tim Killeen, President of the
University of Illinois System. “We are proud to help Bloom Energy
deliver Shield technology that saves lives, improves productivity,
ensures well-being, and sees to it that they successfully weather
this pandemic.”
While testing plays an important role in limiting disease
spread, it is most successful when combined with epidemiological
modeling, contact tracing, masks and social distancing.
“We’ve worked hard to make testing widely available to the
communities we serve, as it is a critical component in slowing the
spread of COVID-19,” said Dan Woods, chief executive officer of El
Camino Health. “We’re pleased to partner with Bloom Energy and
Shield T3 to bring this new testing option to the Bay Area which
includes some of the hardest hit areas of our state.”
“As COVID-19 disproportionately affects racial and ethnic
minority communities — many of whom are essential workers or do not
have access to healthcare — our mission to create equitable access
to testing is more critical than ever,” said Maribel Montanez,
director of development, Gardner Health Services. “As a non-profit
healthcare organization, we are grateful for the support Bay Area
organizations are providing as part of this initiative, ensuring we
can serve our communities most in need.”
Organizations interested in using Shield T3’s testing system at
Bloom Energy’s Sunnyvale facility or elsewhere can visit us at
www.shieldt3.com or bloomenergy.com/COVID19TestLab, or email us at
inquiries@shieldt3.com.
About Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy’s mission is to make clean, reliable energy
affordable for everyone in the world. Bloom Energy’s product, the
Bloom Energy Server, delivers highly reliable and resilient,
always-on electric power that is clean, cost-effective, and ideal
for microgrid applications. Bloom’s customers include many Fortune
100 companies and leaders in manufacturing, data centers,
healthcare, retail, higher education, utilities, and other
industries. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com.
About Shield T3
Pioneered by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana
Champaign, Shield T3 is a comprehensive solution to curb and
control the spread of COVID-19. Shield T3’s I-COVID test functions
at a cost, speed and accuracy that outperforms other currently
available tests. In addition, the program offers a mobile app that
delivers instant notification of test results and keeps
constituents informed of testing requirements. Shield innovation is
currently in use across the University of Illinois System, and at
nearly a dozen other universities and companies globally.
About El Camino Health
El Camino Health provides a personalized healthcare experience
at two non-profit acute care hospitals in Los Gatos and Mountain
View and at primary care, multi-specialty care, and urgent care
locations across Santa Clara County. For nearly sixty years, the
organization has grown to meet the needs of individuals and
communities it serves. Bringing together the best in new technology
and advanced medicine, the network of nationally recognized
physicians and care teams deliver high-quality, compassionate care.
Key medical specialties include heart and vascular, cancer and
lifestyle medicine. The hospitals have earned numerous awards for
clinical excellence, such as a 5-Star Overall Hospital Quality
Rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and
nursing care, including three consecutive American Nurses
Credentialing Center Magnet Recognitions for Nursing Care. Visit
elcaminohealth.org to learn more.
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Shield T3: Melissa Harris +1 (312) 401-7326
melissa@mharris.com
El Camino Health Christopher Brown (650) 694-3891
Christopher_Brown@elcaminohealth.org
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