<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-22T07:57:45Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/E1FD7B30-1993-4AA7-A8B1-55D61971E1D2" ns1:id="E1FD7B30-1993-4AA7-A8B1-55D61971E1D2"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/9F7A535F-8BAE-452A-B472-0FE8985127A3" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/3AB4F137-9300-4F09-A9C1-D3DD06C10E6D" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/3AB4F137-9300-4F09-A9C1-D3DD06C10E6D" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-12-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/2827679B-7BCA-4E2B-8574-876E7EA91437" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-08-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">73786</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>A broad multi-program approach to rapidly identify and develop novel therapeutics and diagnostics for Covid-19 using Bicyclic Peptides (Bicycles)</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Bicycles are a new class of drug that can rapidly be identified using our unique platform technology and have utility if they can be developed as novel anti-virals for use in tackling the current and/or future covid pandemics. They also have potential as novel anti-inflammatory therapies tailored to the requirements of later stage Covid-19 disease sufferers that go on to develop severe inflammatory conditions in the hospital setting. In this application we propose a multi-target strategy to identify novel therapies to treat the ongoing, and potentially future, pandemics.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>