Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Nanotherapeutics gets $30.9 mn NIAID contract to develop inhaled antiviral for prophylaxis & treatment of smallpox

Nanotherapeutics, Inc, has been awarded a $30.9 million, five-year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop an inhaled version of the injectable antiviral drug, cidofovir, for non-invasive, post-exposure prophylaxis and treatment of the Category A bioterrorism agent smallpox (Variola major).


The details can be read here.

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