Progress Scientific Inc.

$72,000.00 CAD

≈ 11 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
April 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q1-904073

Published purpose

The Firm is developing a pharmacological therapy using drugs that target the alpha2beta2 subtype of nicotonic acetylcholine receptor to counter respiratory depression associated with opiates (e.g. fentanyl), propofol, alcohol, barbiturates, apnea of prematurity, obstructive and central sleep apnea, brain and spinal cord damage, and genetic disorders affecting breathing (e.g. Pompe Disease). They will perform a systematic series of pre-clinical studies using rodent models to determine the most effective candidate compounds to be tested in early stage clinical trials.

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