COVID-19 Resources

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to help our bio/med members and friends navigate as we move into the next phase. Below is a compiled list of resources to mitigate the challenges that lie ahead. Join us as we Propel New York Forward through these difficult times.

'Propelling New York Forward' Recordings:

• 'Understanding the Testing Challenge' with guest: Palani Palaniappan, Chief Innovation Officer, Ortho Clincial Diagnostics
• 'Risk Mitigation Strategies for COVID-19' with guests: Larry Gilroy, CEO, Gilroy Kernan and Gilroy and Tony Piazza, Partner, Barclay Damon - View PPT here
• 'Moving from New York Pause to New York Forward' with guest: Matt Watson, Senior Vice President of Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology & Innovation
• 'Bringing Our Hospitals Back' with guest: Dr. Robert Corona, CEO of SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital 
• 'Reigniting the Academic Research Enterprise' with guest: Dr. Venu Govindaraju, Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University at Buffalo
• 'Liability & Immunity in the Age of Coronavirus' with guest: Linda Clark, Partner at Barclay Damon - View PPT here
• 'Retooling Manufacturing for the Next Challenge' with guest: Randy Wolken, CEO of MACNY – The Manufacturers Association
• 'The Impact of Pandemic on Testing and Treatment of Infectious Diseases' with guest: Dr. Stephen Thomas, Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University
• 'Building a Safe Manufacturing Environment' with guest: Jim Clemmer, President & CEO at AngioDynamics
• 'Advancing Student Led Innovation' with guest: Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Executive Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University.
• 'Pandemic in the Land of Plenty' with guest: Les Roberts, Epidemiologist at Columbia University.
• 'An Investor's Perspective on the Bio/Med Industry' with guest: Eric Allyn, Investment Advisor, Armory Square Ventures.
• 'Integrating the User Experience in Product Development' with guest: Ben Zombek, Principal & Founder, BZDesign.
• 'Returning to the Workplace' with guest: Melinda Mack, Executive Director, NYATEP.
• Click here to view upcoming episodes.

Latest from New York State:

• Click here for the latest orders and guidance from the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

General Business Resources:

• 'The Essential Guide to Coronavirus Government Funding' from G2G Consulting
• New York Reopening Plan from Governor Cuomo
• AdvaMed COVID-19 Resource Center
• Disaster Recovery Active Declarations from Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
• 'UK Exiting the EU (Brexit): Impact to Conformity Assessment' - Session 1 from Intertek
• 'UK Exiting the EU (Brexit): Impact to Conformity Assessment' - Session 2 from Intertek
• Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program (CTAP) from FDA
• Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Business Resources
• 'Government Funding Webinar' from G2G Consulting
• The Business Council of New York Resource Guide
• Comprehensive and Updated FAQs for Employers
• Forms, Templates, and Other Documents

Legal:

• 'Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act' from GKG & Barclay Damon
• 'New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave' from GKG & Barclay Damon
• 'State and Federal WARN Act Considerations Amid COVID-19' from Barclay Damon
• 'Understanding the Federal Families First Paid Sick and Emergency Leave Acts’ from Barclay Damon
• 'NYS's COVID-19 Sick Leave Act and Mandatory Workforce Reductions’ from Barclay Damon
• ‘Coronavirus and the Workplace’ from Barclay Damon

Manufacturing:

• Ventilator Production: Introductory Guide to Regulatory Requirements from Intertek
• 'COVID-19 Manufacturing Webinars' from New York Manufacturing Partnership Extension (MEP)
• Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Nasal swab guidance for COVID-19 test kits
• FDA's new guidance that allows more manufacturers to make ventilators
• COVID-19 Resources for Manufacturers
• Innovate to Ventilate

Small Business:

• SBA Disaster Loan Assistance Application
• 'Understanding the Application Process for Federal Stimulus Programs'
• The Small Business Owner's Guide to the CARES Act
• MedTech signed on to a letter urging the US Treasury and the Small Business Administration to clarify language to permit small businesses and startups to participate in part of the CARES act. View the letter.  
• 'Small Businesses Disaster Relief Program Webinar' from The Bonadio Group
• US Small Business Administration COVID-19 Guidance and Loan Resources

If you have a resource to share, please email Joe Hunter, Marketing & Communications Coordinator.