Tag: grant
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Funds Provided for Developing RNA-Based Zika Vaccine
Researchers from Infectious Disease Research Institute, or Idri, are receiving funding from National Institutes of Health to develop a new type of vaccine for the Zika virus.
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Grant Funding Study of Gut Microbe Protection Drug
A biotechnology company developing drugs that protect the natural microbial balance in the gastrointestinal tract is receiving funds to learn how its drugs affect antibiotic resistance.
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Fuel Cell Vehicles Reach Market, Seek Critical Mass
As the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles go on sale, a group of companies and government agencies are seeking ways to encourage sales to help meet national goals for reducing greenhouse gases.
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Vaccine Stops Livestock Infections Without Antibiotics
A veterinary medical team at Kansas State University developed a vaccine that protects livestock against dangerous liver and skin infections without antibiotics.
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Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Device in Development
A robotic device to improve the balance of people going through rehabilitation after spinal cord injury is being developed by an engineering-medical team from Columbia University and University of Louisville.
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DoD Grant Funds Exosome Manufacturing Process
A biotechnology company is receiving a Department of Defense grant to develop a commercial-scale manufacturing process for exosomes, tiny bubbles that deliver drugs to cells in the body.
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Small Business Grant Funds Natural Dyes Crop Research
A company making natural dyes for clothing and a plant science research center are discovering genomic processes to improve plants producing indigo, the dye giving blue jeans its color.
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Small Business Grant Funds Flu Therapy R&D
A biotechnology company in South Dakota is developing an influenza therapy, with backing from a National Institutes of Health program supporting research by small enterprises.
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Takeda Awarded $19.8 Million for Zika Vaccine
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is receiving $19.8 million from a U.S. public health agency for initial steps to develop a vaccine to prevent Zika infections.
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Small Business Award Funding Epilepsy Drug Research
A federal grant is funding a project by Neuroene Therapeutics, a start-up enterprise in South Carolina to develop a new class of drugs to treat epilepsy.