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Nicoya Receives Funding to Develop Portable COVID-19 Diagnostic Test

Nicoya Receives Funding to Develop Portable COVID-19 Diagnostic Test

06/16/20, 1:04 PM
Location
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Money raised
$299
Industry
mobile
Round Type
pre-seed
Nicoya, a leading provider of advanced analytical instruments for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, will receive advisory services and up to $299,190 in research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop a portable COVID-19 diagnostic test called Atlas. This funding comes as part of a joint challenge issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program. The saliva-based test will be able to detect COVID-19 infection in less than 20 minutes, with an easy-to-use device that can be employed in a variety of settings.

Company Info

Company
Nicoya
Location
kitchener, ontario, canada
Additional Info
Nicoya is a Canadian life sciences tools company specializing in innovative biosensor technology for the academic, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. In their mission to improve human life, Nicoya provides scientists with user-friendly and integrated solutions that accelerate label-free biomolecular analysis. With their world-class expertise in nanotechnology and microfluidics, Nicoya is now helping hundreds of scientists succeed in over 50 countries. Information about Nicoya can be found at nicoyalife.com, on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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