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221B Foundation — COVID-19 Testing in Nepal (Jay Mahat)

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  • Focus Area: Scientific Research
  • Organization Name: 221B Foundation
  • Amount: $100,000

  • Award Date: November 2020

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    Grant investigators: Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigators. 221B Foundation staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $100,000 to the 221B Foundation to support a pilot study, led by Jay Mahat, of a COVID-19 assay in Nepal. The 221B Foundation, founded by Sherlock Biosciences, seeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic using Sherlock Biosciences’s diagnostic technology.

    This falls within our work on scientific research, specifically within our interest in science supporting biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.

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