DNA Vaccines
United States Department of Defense Selects Ichor Medical Systems to Develop Biodefense Vaccine
Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 28th, 2007
Ichor Medical Systems, whose advanced electroporation system is being used worldwide to increase the effectiveness of DNA drug and vaccine delivery, has been awarded a two-year contract valued at over $900,000 by the United States Department of Defense to assist the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Detrick, Maryland, in the development of a DNA vaccine for equine encephalitis. The current contract extends Ichor's long-standing relationship with USAMRIID that has generated promising results for electroporation-based delivery of a number of biodefense DNA vaccine candidates.
According to company CEO Bob Bernard, Ichor...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2007-03-28)
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