Grant to "support research on the feasibility of inactivating viruses via electromagnetic radiation."

$140K

Funder

FTX Future Fund wiki

Recipient

Justin Mares

Program

FTX Future Fund General Grants

Date

May 2022

Data source

FTX Future Fund

Source

web.archive.org↗

Notes

[Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness/disinfection] Grant to "support research on the feasibility of inactivating viruses via electromagnetic radiation."

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