Inovio Pharmaceuticals Receives U.S. DOD Small Business Innovation Research Grant for Multi-Vaccine DNA Delivery Device Development
BLUE BELL, Pa., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has received a U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Grant to test the feasibility of delivering DNA vaccines by intradermal electroporation simultaneously to two or more spatially distinct sites on the body. The purpose of such a prototype device would be to mitigate potential immune interference that may result from combination vaccines that are formulated together. The device design would also facilitate rapid vaccination against multiple emerging infectious disease or pandemic threats and better meet the demands of quickly vaccinating U.S. troops stationed around the world.
Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio’s president & CEO, said, “This device would provide a means to painlessly deliver multiple vaccines simultaneously, bringing improved protection against infectious diseases to both military and civilian populations. This collaboration builds on Inovio’s strong relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense, in which Inovio is bringing medical innovation to multiple bio-defense projects.”
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Receives U.S. DOD Small Business Innovation Research Grant for Multi-Vaccine DNA Delivery Device Developm – FierceBiotech
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