Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc.

$10,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.24 for every person in Canada ≈ 129 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2020-2021-Q2-956891

Published purpose

Entos has developed Covigenix VAX-001, a DNA Proteo-Lipid Vehicle (PLV) vaccine intended for the prevention of COVID-19 infection by SARS-CoV-2. In this project, Entos will advance the VAX-001 vaccine candidate through Phase 1 clinical trials to establish its safety and immunogenicity in healthy adults.

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Funding supports Entos Pharmaceuticals to advance its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate through Phase 1 clinical trials in Canada, testing safety and immune response in healthy adults.

Category: Health Primarily funds activity in Canada

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