MEETING NOTICE
BISMARCK, N.D. - The CARES Act Bioscience Grant Program Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, July 23, 2020 in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol building.
If you would like the call-in information, please contact Michelle Mielke at 701-328-2233 prior to 8:30 a.m. CST on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
- Welcome/Introductions Commissioner Goehring
- Discussion before Applicant Presentations
- Applicant Presentations
8:40 AM ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (USA) Ltd. and its subsidiary Talem Therapeutics LLC
Project Title: Development of antibody therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2
Presenter: Kari Graber (VP CRPM), Jennifer Bath (President & CEO)
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
9:10 AM Inovan, Inc.
Project Title: Discovery and testing of a human recombinant polyclonal antibody, pAb, against SARS-CoV-2
Presenter: Meredith Schroeder
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
9:40 AM BiomedProtection, LLC
Project Title: Electronic biology based computational platform to monitor Corona virus evolution and design immunotherapies and vaccines
Presenter: Dr. Slobodan (Bobo) Paessler
Amount Requested: $1,422,200.00
10:10 AM SafetySpect, Inc.
Project Title: Contamination inspection and disinfection for management of COVID-19 impact on North Dakota industrial, institutional, and school facilities
Presenter: Kenneth Barton (CEO), Fartash Vasefi (CTO)
Amount Requested: $1,125,083
10:40 AM Element Dustless Blasting, LLC
Project Title: A sanitation technology solution for COVID-19 and other viruses
Presenter: Andrew Allen
Amount Requested: $1,051,560
11:10 AM Packet Digital, LLC
Project Title: A COVID-19 rapid testing system
Presenter: Terri Zimmerman (CEO) & Brad Thurow (COO)
Amount Requested: $958,451.07
- Committee Discussion on Funding Recommendations
- Funding Approvals/Denials Commissioner Goehring
- Adjourn Commissioner Goehring