Leveraging the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, DND announced today 48 new contribution agreements, valued at approximately $8.64 million, to support research and development efforts in the realm of COVID-19.
Out of 462 proposals submitted for the COVID-19 challenges program, TerraVerdae Bioworks was one only 13 successful recipients for grants in the category Super Sanitize: Cleaning Sensitive Equipment and Workspaces. TerraVerdae’s project is to develop a continuously active antimicrobial coating effective against Human Coronavirus 229E.