Lavax

Palantine, Illinois, United States
Purpose
to develop and test a vaginal suppository that uses a strain of commensal bacteria which has the ability to immobilize sperm and capture viruses
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
NOVEMBER 2010
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Palantine, Illinois, United States

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