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Virica Biotech Inc. (“Virica”), a leading developer of solutions for scaling of viral medicines, will be featured in a live webinar to be held on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 2:30pm EST. This webinar will focus on process intensification in the manufacturing of adeno associated virus (AAV) vectors. Tune into this free webinar to learn about: AAV biology and its use in cell and gene therapies State-of-the-art production of cell and gene therapies Current process intensification methods: cell line and vector engineering, media optimization, and bioreactor design to increase yields New strategies to properly attenuate anti-viral defences in the production [...]

Virica Biotech Awarded Best Abstract at ISCT 2022-San Francisco Our Data Scientist, Andrea Vervoot and VP of Scientific Operations, JonDavid De Jong represented Virica at International Society of Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) 2022 in San Francisco. Andrea Vervoot's abstract presentation on the Bioprocess Modelling of Upstream Viral Vector Production Enhancement won the Best Elevator Pitch. JonDavid's abstract presentation on how our Viral Sensitizers (VSEs) aid in Overcoming Barriers in Viral Vector Manufacturing won Top Scoring Canadian Abstract.  View our Winning Abstracts Below: Best Elevator Pitch Abstract- Bioprocess Modelling of Upstream Viral Vector Production Enhancement Top Scoring Canadian Abstract- Overcoming [...]

For Immediate Release Virica Biotech Announces Collaboration with the Government of Canada to Make Gene Therapies More Accessible and Affordable for Canadians  Download full press release here. Ottawa, Canada – May 2, 2022 –Virica Biotech Inc. (“Virica”), a leading developer of solutions for scaling of viral medicines, today announced it has received $400,000 from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program. This funding supports Virica’s collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Cell and Gene Therapy Challenge program to enhance the manufacturing of an affordable version of AAV-LPL, a gene therapy [...]

Virica's team have landed at BioProcess International in San Diego! Meet us at the Convention Center and let us talk about how we can increase your viral vector production output. We are located in the Exhibition Hall- Poster Board #29

OTTAWA ,Canada– January 24th, 2022 – Virica Biotech Inc., a leading developer of solutions for scaling of viral medicines, today announced it will collaborate with Oxford BioMedica plc (LSE:OXB), a leading gene and cell therapy company, to improve the yield and production efficiency of Oxford Biomedica's next generation lentiviral vector gene therapies using Virica's Viral Sensitizers (VSEs™). DOWNLOAD FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE

Virica is excited to be a part of Advanced Therapies Week, Jan 25th-Jan28th, 2022 at the Miami Convention Center.  We are a proud to be a Dynamk Capital portfolio company. Visit us in the Technology of Tomorrow Zone, Booth 11. We look forward to meeting you at Advance Therapies Week!

Please take a moment to watch Virica's Year in Review. We couldn’t have achieved these milestones without you, so thank you.

We now have officially launched our Process Innovation Facility! Take a look at where we enhance the manufacturing of viral medicine.

Watch the grand opening of Virica’s Process Innovation Facility.

OTTAWA – October 4, 2021 – Virica Biotech Inc., a leading life science developer of solutions for scaling of viral medicines, announced today the first closing of its Series A financing. The round, led by Dynamk Capital, is expected to close with additional investors by the end of Q4-2021. The investment strengthens Virica’s already impressive growth trajectory, as it gears up to become a premier manufacturing partner for global viral medicine producers. The investment will be used to expand Virica’s operations with the opening of a new lab facility, that is part of the Ottawa Health Innovation Hub. Watch the grand opening here. [...]