Antibiotic intracellular delivery via virus-like carriers
Sector: Education • Location: United Kingdom
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal
Taking inspiration from natural carriers, such as viruses, a new technology has been developed in our laboratories part of an ongoing ERC starting grant project, Molecular Engineering of Virus-like Carriers (MEViC). We created synthetic viruses using polymers and thus safer materials. They are able of delivering high payload of specific drugs into cells with no detrimental effect. While testing fo
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- Sector
- Education, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
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- EU Funding & Tenders Portal
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Description | Taking inspiration from natural carriers, such as viruses, a new technology has been developed in our laboratories part of an ongoing ERC starting grant project, Molecular Engineering of Virus-like Carriers (MEViC). We created synthetic viruses using polymers and thus safer materials. They are able of delivering high payload of specific drugs into cells with no detrimental effect. While testing for anticancer therapies, we identified a synthetic virus capable of targeting almost exclusively macrophages. We performed preliminary work showing that this can be successfully applied to deliver antibiotics to rid of intracellular pathogens. This has now open a completely new possibility whereas we can expand our technology for the treatment of several infections as well as to contribute to the ongoing efforts in tackling antibiotic resistance. |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Education, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-01-15 |
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