Covid-19 Activities

Innovation Through Adversity

As the high tech and research communities pivot to help with the corona virus pandemic, I am delighted to point to the enabling power of advanced materials and nanotechnology. Please take a moment to share with us what you are working on so that we can highlight your achievements on our website. All funding agencies have redirected funding towards finding innovative solutions to the pandemic crisis. Our community is well positioned to leverage such opportunities.  Please follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for the latest information on available resources and emerging opportunities.

Sincerely,
Marie D’lorio
President

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NanoCanada Member COVID-19 Contributions

AQM is working on two projects to battle COVID-19. One is for producing a testing viral isolation kit and the other is in quantum dot sensors sensing that AQM has conceptualized a point of care/home nucleic acid detector that will bind with the COVID virus RNA to their quantum dots and provide a positive or negative readout.

Omy Laboratoires and Brilliant Matters join forces and collaborated to produce hand sanitizers to help make a difference in the fight against COVID-19.

We are announcing a special call for proposals for any work that will actively contribute to finding COVID-related treatments or vaccines, or improve conditions for frontline workers, including developing sensors and diagnostic tools or special surfaces with antiviral properties.

CelluForce is happy to report that CelluForce NCC® can be used as a gelling agent in hydroalcoholic gels.

The NRC has various programs offered to battle Covid-19.

1. The COVID-19 Challenges Procurement Program
2. The Pandemic Response Challenge Program
3. Biomanufacturing capacity at Royalmount: NRC Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre

Developing novel cellulose-based filtration material for N95 respirators and surgical masks that are either recyclable or compostable.

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Sona Nanotech Awarded $4.1 Million from NGen for Rapid Development and Launch of COVID-19 Antigen Test.

The University of Ottawa has many innovative projects exploring ways of battling COVID-19; from portable testing and making hand sanitizer to diagnostics and therapy solutions.

Three Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology members are developing a DNA-based vaccine that can be delivered through a nasal spray.

ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. is pleased to announce an international collaboration with UK-based Graphene Composites Ltd (GC) to fight COVID-19 by developing a potential virucidal graphene-based composite ink that can be applied to fabrics including N95 face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for significantly increased protection. Once the development, testing, and confirmation of the graphene ink’s virucidal ability have been completed, the ink will then be incorporated into fabrics used for PPE.

Collaboration with Graphene Composites Ltd. to Develop a COVID-19 Virucidal Graphene-Based Composite Ink for Face Masks.