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  • IBM, FDA Partner to Explore Secure Health Data Exchange Through Blockchain Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, FDA Partner to Explore Secure Health Data Exchange Through Blockchain Tech

    IBM‘s Watson Health unit and the Food and Drug Administration have entered into a two-year research agreement to study the use of blockchain technology to facilitate a secure exchange of health data. The company said Wednesday the partnership will initially focus on oncology-related information and look into the exchange of owner-mediated data from sources such as electronic medical records, clinical […] More

  • Aptinyx Receives NIH Grants for Neurologic Disorders Treatment R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aptinyx Receives NIH Grants for Neurologic Disorders Treatment R&D

    Aptinyx has received three grants worth potentially $2.85 million from the National Institutes of Health to research and develop new therapeutic compounds for neuropathic pain and age-related cognitive decline. The NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Aptinyx a one-year, $1.25 million grant to fund the development of compounds for neuropathic pain treatment, the biopharmaceutical company said Thursday. […] More

  • Triple-i to Help Analyze, Manage Datasets for FDA Transparency Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Triple-i to Help Analyze, Manage Datasets for FDA Transparency Initiative

    Information Innovators Inc. has received a five-year, $28 million blanket purchase agreement to provide operations and maintenance services for the Food and Drug Administration‘s Dashboards and Analytics program. Triple-i said Monday it will support O&M, development and modernization efforts aimed  to help FDA centers meet the objectives of the agency’s transparency initiatives. The company will develop public and internal facing […] More

  • Aethlon Medical Completes Milestones Under DARPA Therapeutics Contract; Jim Joyce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aethlon Medical Completes Milestones Under DARPA Therapeutics Contract; Jim Joyce Comments

    An Aethlon Medical-developed medical device designed to eliminate viral pathogens from the circulatory system of infected patients has passed a milestone validation on its capacity to capture the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Aethlon said Thursday it has completed multiple milestones under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract such as the Hemopurifier stage and 29 other checkpoints […] More

  • Capricor Receives DoD Grant to Develop Therapeutic Exosome Production Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capricor Receives DoD Grant to Develop Therapeutic Exosome Production Process

    The Defense Department has awarded Capricor Therapeutics a $2.4 million grant to develop a process to produce cardiosphere-derived cell exosomes. Capricor said Monday it plans to file an investigational new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 for the use of CAP-2003 to treat ocular graft-versus-host disease. “As we advance and expand our exosomes program, this grant […] More

  • HHS Raises Cytori Contract Option Value to Support Thermal Burn Treatment Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HHS Raises Cytori Contract Option Value to Support Thermal Burn Treatment Devt

    The Department of Health and Human Services‘ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority has amended a previously awarded contract option to Cytori Therapeutics to fund continued development and investigation of the company’s burn wound treatment. Cytori said Monday BARDA increased the option’s value by $2.5 million to approximately $16.6 million and supplemental funds from the amended contract will support activities necessary […] More

  • Immuron, Naval Medical Research Center Partner to Test Supplement Against Stomach-Ailing Bacteria - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Immuron, Naval Medical Research Center Partner to Test Supplement Against Stomach-Ailing Bacteria

    Australia-based Immuron has entered a research and development collaboration agreement with the Naval Medical Research Center to test the bio-pharmaceutical company’s drug against gastrointestinal problems. The company said Aug. 30 it will test the Travelan dietary supplement against Campylobacter and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli gram-negative bacteria to help develop therapeutics in an effort to protect military and civilian populations from diarrhea. Immuron and NMRC researchers […] More

  • HHS to Back Chembio Diagnostic Systems' Zika Virus Test Development; Richard Hatchett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HHS to Back Chembio Diagnostic Systems’ Zika Virus Test Development; Richard Hatchett Comments

    The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Chembio Diagnostic Systems $5.9 million in initial contract funds to develop a lateral-flow serological test to identify antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to Zika virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will provide the funds to support the test’s continued development, manufacturing preparations and […] More

  • OraSure Awarded HHS Contract for Zika Diagnostic Test Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OraSure Awarded HHS Contract for Zika Diagnostic Test Development

    The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a potential $16.6 million contract to Orasure Technologies to develop a Zika virus test that will work to show results within 30 minutes and can be conducted at a doctor’s office. HHS said Tuesday OraSure will design its lateral flow serological test to look for Zika antibodies in drops of blood to detect […] More

  • MellingMedical Offers Kerecis Fish Skin Wound Treatment Product Via Federal Supply Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MellingMedical Offers Kerecis Fish Skin Wound Treatment Product Via Federal Supply Schedule

    MellingMedical will offer Kerecis‘ fish-skin-based wound treatment product to the Department of Veterans Affairs through the Federal Supply Schedule contract vehicle. The Kerecis Omega3 Wound product works to utilize patented fish-skin-based material for skin grafting and tissue repair operations among military veteran patients, Kerecis said Friday. The company noted that minimally processed fish skin retains natural elements such as Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to support the treatment of chronic and […] More

  • InBios Receives HHS Funds for Zika Diagnostic Test Development; Nicole Lurie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InBios Receives HHS Funds for Zika Diagnostic Test Development; Nicole Lurie Comments

    InBios International has received a two-year, $5.1 million contract from the Department of Health and Human Services to further develop a blood screening technology intended to identify people infected with the Zika virus. HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will fund the serological test being developed by InBios with the goal to speed up […] More