Company to receive approximately $7 million in funding from the Gates Foundation to use its srRNA platform to develop malaria and HIV candidates to address two of the world’s most persistent public health burdens, subject to humanitarian licensing terms.
San Diego, Calif., January 8, 2026 – Replicate Bioscience, a clinical-stage company pioneering novel self-replicating RNA (srRNA) technology for applications across infectious disease, immunology, and other therapeutic areas, today announced that it has been awarded two research grants from the Gates Foundation. A grant of approximately $3.5 million will be awarded to support the development of a low-dose, multigenic RNA-based malaria vaccine platform, with the goal of expanding access to effective malaria prevention tools in low- and middle-income countries. A second grant of approximately $3.5 million will support the development of a novel self-replicating RNA-based HIV vaccine candidate to help accelerate progress toward effective and accessible HIV prevention.
Source : Replicate Bioscience
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