Showing grants tagged "Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness"

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  1. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (May 2020)

    Award Date:
    05/2020
    Amount:
    $500,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  2. Harvard University — COVID-19 Serological Tests (Michael Mina)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $1,784,981
    Scientific Research
  3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $627,700
    Scientific Research
  4. University of Michigan — COVID-19 Protein Production

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $348,000
    Scientific Research
  5. iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $940,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  6. Brown Institute for Media Innovation — COVID-19 Rapid Micro-Grants

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $15,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness
  7. Engineers Without Borders USA — COVID-19 Hospital Equipment

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Scientific Research
  8. UC Berkeley — Research on Rapid COVID-19 Serology Testing

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $1,300,000
    Scientific Research
  9. University of Colorado — COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  10. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky) (2020)

    Award Date:
    04/2020
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Scientific Research