Tag: contract
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Contract Awarded for Radiation Countermeasure Drug
Cleveland BioLabs Inc., a drug development company in Buffalo, New York, received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop and stockpile its drug CBLB502 as a medical radiation countermeasure. The initial contract provides $14.8 million for advanced development of the drug, with later options worth $30 million for purchase of doses.…
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Forensic Science Center Creates For-Profit Company
The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) in Largo, Florida has created the Forensic Innovation Center, a new, for-profit enterprise also in Largo. NFSTC conducts forensic research, education programs, and laboratory quality reviews, and evaluates forensic technologies. The Forensic Innovation Center (FIC) will conduct its work under contracts, separate from the grants and cooperative agreements…
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Contract Awarded for Acute Radiation Therapy
Cellerant Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company in San Carlos, California, received a five-year contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), in the Department of Health and Human Services to develop CLT-008, the company’s cellular therapy for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says acute radiation…
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Contract Awarded for Bioterror Antibiotic
The U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) awarded a contract to Achaogen Inc. of San Francisco, California to develop an antibiotic against two types of bioterrorism as well as common infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics. The contract pays Achaogen $27 million in the first two years, but can be extended annually…
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Contract Awarded for Microgrid Powered Military Vehicles
Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) of Vancouver, Canada received a contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center for four trucks, powered only by electricity, and designed to work with a microgrid, a localized electrical power grid. The four vehicles will help test a microgrid at Wheeler Air Force Base in Hawaii. The…
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EPA Awards Contract for Waterborne Parasite Antibodies
Precision Antibody in Columbia, Maryland said today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the company a contract to develop monoclonal antibodies to two species of Cryptosporidium — a.k.a “Crypto” — an intestinal parasite and common cause of waterborne illness in the United States. EPA’s contract calls for Precision Antibody to generate specific antibodies…
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Battery Developer to Power NASA Lunar Robot
Boston-Power Inc., in Westborough, Massachusetts, a developer lithium-ion batteries, says its battery systems have been selected to be part of NASA’s Project M, a project to land a working humanoid robot on the moon in 1,000 days. The company’s batteries will be part of the pack providing power for the robot, known as Robonaut 2…
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Air Force Contract Awarded for Micro Vehicle Battery Research
ADA Technologies Inc. in Littleton, Colorado received a $100,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for research on powering micro air vehicles (MAVs) — unmanned aerial vehicles that can be as small as six inches in size and allow remote observation in areas that are inaccessible to ground vehicles. ADA’s research is aimed at…