https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/01/biotech-medical-tech-cepheid-layoff-925-job-newark-sunnyvale-economy/ > NEWARK — A biotech and medical devices company that produced a 15-minute COVID test kit, has decided to chop more than 1,000 Bay Area jobs, according to official state labor reports. > Cepheid is cutting 948 jobs in Northern California, according to WARN letters the company has sent to the state Employment Development Department.