ZYUS Life Sciences

Saskatoon company nearing completion of plant-based COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 15, 2020 | 2:27pm

A plant-based COVID-19 vaccine could become a reality next year. The CEO of Saskatoon-based ZYUS Life Sciences, Brent Zettl, says through their partnership with VIDO-Intervac on the University of Saskatchewan campus, pre-clinical trials on animals will begin early next year. The proteins in vaccines are usually animal-based, so this model would be unique. Zettl says […]

Saskatoon’s VIDO-Intervac and Zyus Life Sciences mark major milestone in COVID-19 vaccine research

Jul 16, 2020 | 1:55pm

A Saskatoon-based company has reached a milestone in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine with pre-clinical trials to begin early this fall. The CEO of Zyus Life Sciences says researchers have formulated a plant-based protein or antigen that mimics the virus, and the hope is that it will be successful in preventing illness from COVID-19. […]