Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.

$2,000,000.00 CAD

≈ 26 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Innovative Solutions Canada
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2022
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2020-2021-Q4 - 962045

Published purpose

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and National Research Council (NRC) are seeking a solution that will diagnose individuals affected by COVID-19 within 3 days of the start of their symptoms using a sample, other than a nasopharyngeal swab, with a rapid single-use home testing kit analogous to a home pregnancy test.

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