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BARDA supports first Project BioShield contract for smallpox drug Contract funds late-stage development, future acquisition of antiviral drug to treat smallpox

HHS NEWS — The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) today announced a five-year, $433 million contract for late-stage development of an antiviral drug to treat individuals infected with smallpox. The contract with SIGA Technologies Inc., of New York City also includes procurement of 1.7 million treatment courses of the drug, ST-246, within five  Read More »

NRC seeks changes in US vaccine program for biodefense workers

CIDRAP NEWS -– A report from the National Research Council (NRC) calls for some changes in a US Army immunization program for lab researchers who work with dangerous pathogens, saying the vaccines need to be made more accessible to civilian scientists. The report also says the structure of the program should be modified to give  Read More »

Decades After Eradicating Smallpox, Countries Mull Whether To Destroy Last Remaining Viruses

WASHINGTON POST — (London) – Smallpox, one of the world’s deadliest diseases, eradicated three decades ago, is kept alive under tight security today in just two places — the United States and Russia. Many other countries say the world would be safer if those stockpiles of the virus were destroyed. Now for the fifth time,  Read More »

DNA2.0 Opens Gene Marketplace

PR WEB — (Boston, MA) – DNA2.0 today announced that it will offer third-party genetic constructs through the company’s groundbreaking gene assembly and design application, Gene Designer. The Rhamex™ protein expression systems from Xbrane Bioscience will be the first commercial constructs that users will be able to access and order directly through Gene Designer. In  Read More »

Personal biosecurity for livestock farm visits

CATTLE NETWORK — Recent animal health problems in Asia and elsewhere keep pointing to the need to reconsider our defense against emerging animal diseases. In the last decade, biosecurity has often been talked about in agriculture, but practiced haphazardly. Animal biosecurity covers a variety of management strategies aimed at preventing viruses, pathogenic bacteria, parasites and  Read More »

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