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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative

Polio setback

Polio setback

UBC’s Richard Lester discusses why polio was declared a global health emergency and how to eradicate it once and for all.

May 15, 2014

UBC drug formulation receives $1.1 million for clinical development as HIV treatment

A drug delivery system developed through the University of British Columbia’s Neglected Global Diseases Initiative and licensed to iCo Therapeutics Inc. will receive $1.1 million from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for clinical development as a treatment for HIV patients.

Jun 5, 2012

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