The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)

$48,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $1.16 for every person in Canada ≈ 620 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Program: Centre for Drug Research and Development
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2019-2020
Agreement period: April 1, 2019 – July 31, 2022
Reference: ic:033-2018-2019-Q4-511806

Published purpose

Funding to continue to grow the Centre's pipeline of promising health technologies and create new spin-off companies and train highly qualified personnel in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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Funding to expand the Centre for Drug Research and Development's pipeline of health technologies, support spin-off companies, and train personnel in the biopharmaceutical industry in Canada.

Category: Health Primarily funds activity in Canada

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