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May 17, 2021 | Local, Security

New funding to detect COVID-19 in wastewater / Nouveau financement pour détecter la COVID-19 dans les eaux usées

New COVID-19 Funding Opportunity

The Public Health Agency of Canada and the National Research Council of Canada are seeking to facilitate the development of a field portable SARS-CoV-2 wastewater detection device that incorporates sampling, analysis, data storage and date transmission.

Think you can solve our new COVID-19 wastewater detection challenge? Compete for funding to prove your feasibility and develop a solution! This challenge closes on June 10, 2021.

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Nouvelle opportunité de financement COVID-19

L'Agence de la santé publique du Canada et le Conseil national de recherches du Canada souhaitent faciliter la création d'un dispositif portatif de détection du SRAS-CoV-2 dans les eaux usées, qui permet de réaliser des échantillonnages et d'analyser, de stocker et de transmettre des données.

Pensez-vous pouvoir résoudre notre nouveau défi de détection de COVID-19 dans les eaux usées ? Compétitionnez afin de prouver la faisabilité de votre solution et de la développer ! Ce défi se termine le 10 juin, 2021.

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