https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/color-receives-fda-authorization-for-covid-19-test-tech-that-speeds-up-results/

Color has received an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of a testing method for detecting COVID-19 that provides accuracy it says is on par with currently approved best-in-class methods, but that can also produce results around 50% faster and with different supply requirements. That means more tests, done more quickly, and without the same supply chain bottlenecks — and Color is making its protocol for the tests available publicly for other labs.

In March, Color announced its intent to launch a high-throughput COVID-19 testing lab, and LAMP provides a big part of improving turnaround time since many parts of the testing process can be automated — which isn’t possible with the existing RT-PCR tests. Both these tests are molecular, meaning they detect presence of the actual virus in the body, and LAMP has been used previously as a technique for testing for Zika and dengue fever.