Purpose
To produce cheap vaginal contraceptives, which are safer and more effective, by refining and testing an engineered nanoparticle contraceptive that blocks sperm motility required for fertilization using animal models.
Grantee
Division
Gender Equality
Date
NOVEMBER 2012
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$400,000
Grant topic
Family Planning
Duration (months)
37
Grantee location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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