AWARDED PROJECTS

QurCan Therapeutics

Overview

QurCan Therapeutics (Toronto) is developing technology to boost the effectiveness of cancer-fighting medicines.

What they’re doing: Using genomics innovation, QurCan has created a proprietary nanoparticle drug technology that helps make genetic medicine more affordable and effective with less side effects.

How will this be used in the real world? The new technology allows medicine to target specific parts of the body so it goes exactly where it’s needed, to improve the health outcomes and quality of life for patients.