On Apr. 27, 2020, Ichor announced that its TriGrid Delivery System is being utilized for delivery in non-human primates of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine being developed by the Naval Medical Research Center. The effort is in support of Research and Development of Protective Vaccines and Other Countermeasures Against Infectious Disease Agents of Military Importance Award, sponsored by the Department of the Navy, Naval Medical Logistics Command under NMLC Award.

The Award was issued as a Cooperative Agreement between The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine and the Infectious Diseases Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center.