Effective drug delivery

ETH startup Procavea won the Swiss Technology Award 2021 in the category  'Invention'. Their cube-like protein cage acts as a delivery system to carry drug molecules directly into the cells where they have their effect. It has the potential to make existing drugs more effective and to reduce their side effects.

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