Accuracy, speed, low cost: these three characteristics are essential for an effective pandemic response testing program. Slow centralized lab tests and inaccurate antigen tests should not be our only options. Fortunately, innovations in test chemistry and program design offer a path to globally scalable mass testing that delivers rapid, accurate testing results for $1 per person. FloodLAMP has deployed successful surveillance pilots organized around these principles for EMS departments, early childcare centers, municipal workforces, K-12 schools, and other organizations.