Patent

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  Efficient HPLC method to prepare melittin less A. dorsata venom preparations that suites for venom immunotherapy – the patent application will be submitted to the IBMBB, University of Colombo for initial preparations and the process of patent filing to the National Patent office.
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  A device for chasing wasps and Giant Honeybees from the economically important sites – Patent application will be filed to the National Patent office.

Grants Received

• 2020
  National Research Council Rapid Response Grant for COVID 19 - Proof of principle for the development of an antigen detection rapid diagnostic test for the diagnosis of SARS-COV-2 infections (Grant No CVD 20-24) – Rs 500,000.00 - Co-Investigator
• 2020
  Grant from Robert Khoch Institute Germany- Evaluation of humoral response in infected and vaccinated cohort of Sri Lanka. – Rs 8,000,000.00 – in progress
• 2019
  Medical Research Institute Grant - Identification of allergenic proteins in Cocos nucifera, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Boerhavia diffusa, Moringa oleifera and Syzygium samarangense derived food which cause food anaphylaxis/allergies in Sri Lanka and their cross-reactivities with closely related plants (Grant No- 11/2019)- Rs 520,000; project completed - Co-Investigator
• 2019
  Medical Research Institute Grant - Use of cross-reactive venom components of hymenopteran venom family in the diagnosis of ant venom allergy (Grant No- 32/2019) - Rs 400,000 - Co-Investigator
• 2014
  Medical Research Institute Grant - Immunochemical characterization of Hymenopteran (Apis dorsata and Vespa affinis) insect venom and its cross reactivity with venom from European species (Grant No- 46/2013) - Rs 2,096,050; project completed - Co-Investigator