Over $80M BARDA Prize to Create New H5N1 Vaccines to Prepare for “Future” Bird Flu Pandemic
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has launched an $80+ million multi-stage competition for “vaccine developers and researchers, biotech companies, and other innovators” to develop vaccines for pandemic influenza A, or A(H5) bird flu, which includes highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1). The name of the competition is Single Shield Prize, and it “calls […]
FDA Clears Investigational New Drug Application for Inhaled COVID Biologic
Biotech company Ocugen, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared their Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a novel inhaled vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. The biologic uses novel chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored (ChAd36) technology. The approval will allow the company to initiate Phase I clinical trials for the inhaled vaccine, OCU500. The […]
Inovio COVID-19 Vaccine Uses Electricity to Drive DNA Into Body Cells
Story Highlights Inovio Pharmaceuticals has started Phase 1 testing of its experimental COVID-19 DNA vaccine in healthy volunteers. The U.S. biotech firm has already produced enough of the vaccine to support Phase 1 (immune system reactivity and safety) and Phase 2 (efficacy) testing and plans to have one million doses ready for distribution by the […]