MONTRÉAL, April 8, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the « Fonds ») is investing US$4 million in Ventus Therapeutics. Created in 2019 by Versant Ventures, Ventus is pioneering a unique approach to structure-based drug discovery to address biologically validated, but elusive, drug targets. The company is rapidly advancing a pipeline of new medicines to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, neurological disorders, and cancer.
Read MoreSHERBROOKE, Québec (March 16, 2021)—Immune Biosolutions, an innovative biotechnology company, receives $13.44M from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to develop its promising immunotherapy whose antibodies have the potential to neutralize and eliminate COVID-19 and its variants.
Read MoreOTTAWA, ON, March 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadians have demonstrated a remarkable ability to mobilize in response to the COVID–19 pandemic. Companies in the biomanufacturing space from coast to coast to coast have answered the call, and the government wants to recognize their work. To date, the Government of Canada has made investments of approximately $1 billion to advance industrial research and development in vaccines and pharmaceuticals, as well as biomanufacturing capacity. We will continue to partner with Canadian industry and businesses to protect Canadians from COVID-19 while building new biomanufacturing capacity as part of our recovery plan.
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