Extraordinary circumstances require an extraordinary response

The UK government has set an ambitious and necessary target of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests per day. While the UK has access to world-class biomedical scientists, laboratory facilities and equipment, it is likely the existing infrastructure might not be enough.

To help, we created Scientists on Standby, a volunteer organisation whose goal is to create a real-time network of overflow scientists, labs and other partners that will work together to help meet the testing needs of hospitals and other healthcare providers.