Canadian Company Discovers Possible Cure for Cancer in Shrew Venom

New Brunswick, Canada's Soricimed Biopharma faces unique challenges as it looks to continue research.

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The northern short-tailed shrew. Wikimedia Commons, Gilles Gonthier  

A company in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick has uncovered a possible cure for cancer in the venom of the northern short-tailed shrew.

However, because the company – Soricimed Biopharma – is connected to a university that doesn't have a big name for itself in medical research and is also located in a very small town, it faces unique challenges in getting the money it needs to continue to develop the cure.

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Learn more about the company and its research in the Toronto Star article here.

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