On Wednesday,
Sixth Wave Innovations Inc. (CSE: SIXW, OTC: ATURF, Forum) announced that the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) had approved the proposal submitted by the Company and its partners,
York University and
the Centre Technologique des Residus Industriels (CTRI), to develop its AMIPs virus detection technology.
Dubbed the “NSERC Project”, the portable prototype developed by the Company and its partners would provide for quantitative virus detection through colorimetric and/or electrochemical signals. If successful, this potential air monitoring application would be able to provide proactive virus detection capabilities to help maintain confidence in public settings and in the reopening of previously contaminated locations.
SIXW’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jonathan Gluckman noted that the CTRI and York University had asked the Company to provide the primary sensor for detecting COVID-19 for this project.
“The Company has a history of successfully developing technologies for a variety of applications and we view this as a logical extension of that success. This project approval is a significant step as it confirms by independent evaluation of the technology that our approach has both scientific and commercial merit and provides continuity between the development team and key regulatory agencies.”
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A development stage nanotechnology Company, Sixth Wave recently stated that its
“Green Alternatives for Gold Leaching and Recovery” initiative partnership with CTRI , along with a major top 10 gold producer, has begun. The goal of this partnership is to validate environmentally friendly alternative leaching technologies, as well as use Sixth Wave's IXOS technology to extract gold from both cyanide and alternative lixiviants.
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