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University of Lethbridge – API partnership gets grant to develop COVID-19 treatment

University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation, have received funding to develop a drug to treat the COVID-19 virus.

API is an Edmonton-based non-profit organization that partners with industry and supports researchers and start-ups.

Researchers from the U of L, University of Alberta, and API, are combining forces to make the best use of their equipment and expertise in a bid to develop a new treatment for the novel coronavirus.

They say there has been a major focus on the development of new vaccines but there is also a critical need for a treatment and that’s what they’ll be working on.

That work is being made possible through a one-year $210,000 MITACS Accelerate grant.

Tina Karst
Tina Karst
A Lethbridge College alumnus, Tina moved back to the community two years after convocation, in September 2007, to become a member of the CJOC News Team. She started as a weekend reporter/anchor and now serves as Associate News Director. When Tina's not tracking down local news, she's either busy at home with Jordan and their two kids or creating custom macrame pieces for a growing list of clients.
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