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IBM Researchers Assess Ebola Virus Transmission With Big Data Analytics
IBM researchers have used big data analytics to evaluate the impact of infected animal carriers in the spread of the Ebola virus among humans. The company said Friday it partnered with researchers at Montclair State University to release a publication that contains an open-source computational model designed to help study the spread of Ebola from animals to people. Ebola […] More
HHS to Fund Commercial Manufacturing Tests for BioProtection Systems’ Ebola Vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded BioProtection Systems a contract with $24.75 million in base funds to support commercial manufacturing tests of the company’s anti-Ebola vaccine. HHS said Tuesday said the tests will work to validate whether manufacturing processes created under a previous contract would produce enough V920 vaccines in the event of an Ebola outbreaks. Funds from the HHS Office […] More
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DARPA to Host Workshop on Synthetic Polymer-Based Medicine R&D Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a workshop in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on June 29 to discuss a program that seeks to develop medicines designed to retain potency for long periods of time amid exposure to extreme conditions on the battlefield. DARPA said Tuesday researchers under the Fold F(x) program aim to design biotherapeutics and […] More
2 Texas Research Organizations to Work on Ebola Countermeasure for DTRA
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded Southwest Research Institute a potential three-year contract worth $3.4 million to develop and test a countermeasure drug therapy for the Ebola virus. SwRI will work with Texas Biomedical Research Institute to combine two existing drugs designed to combat biothreats, Texas Biomed said Wednesday. Robert Davey, Texas Biomed virology and immunology department chair and […] More
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HHS to Back Regeneron’s Ebola Drug Development, Manufacturing Efforts
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has landed a potential 23-month, $38 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to further develop the company’s experimental drug against Ebola virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority could provide $11.3 million in additional funds for Regeneron to produce alternative anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody drugs for clinical research […] More
Crucell Holland, Bavarian Nordic to Develop Experimental Ebola Vaccine Regimen for HHS
Crucell Holland will move forward with work to develop experimental vaccine regimen for Ebola under a potential seven-year, $69 million contract with the preparedness and response unit of the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS said Monday the Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company will work with Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic to develop the Ad26.ZEBOV prime and MVA-BN-Filo boost components of the regimen. The […] More
Emergent BioSolutions Hub to Move Forward on Advanced Ebola Drug for HHS
The Emergent BioSolutions-led Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing will continue the development of a therapeutic drug against Ebola under a new two-year, $19.7 million contract with the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS said Wednesday the Emergent CIADM facility will begin advanced work to manufacture a monoclonal antibody drug as part of its public-private […] More
HHS Taps BioCryst for Ebola Drug Experiments; Robin Robinson Comments
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals will experiment on a new drug to treat the Ebola virus under a potential $35 million contract with the Department of Health and Human Services. Studies on the experimental drug will occur over the next 18 months in collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority prior to large-scale production, HHS said Tuesday. […] More
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William Arras: DigitalGlobe, NGA Partner to Deliver Ebola-Related Geospatial Data
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has partnered with DigitalGlobe to offer geospatial intelligence and mapping products for government and private organizations that conduct Ebola response operations in West Africa. DigitalGlobe said Wednesday the agency introduced Image City Map GEOINT products that are based on the company’s satellite imagery and human geography data sets and designed to […] More
Chris Marzilli: US Soldiers Use General Dynamics WIN-T for Ebola Mission in Africa
U.S. Army soldiers and commanders are using a General Dynamics-built communications network to exchange information as they conduct operations to stop the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. General Dynamics said Tuesday its Warfighter Information Network–Tactical system is designed to help military personnel send each other voice, image and data files over a satellite-based network. “WIN-T […] More
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Dave Amoriell: Xerox Maven Software Deployed for Ebola Contact Tracing
Xerox has released an update of its Maven outbreak management software that works to host contact-tracing data on communicable diseases such as Ebola and other public health information in a cloud platform. The company said Thursday that Maven leverages data and analytics to track the path of infection or exposure to disease and facilitates data sharing and integration between public […] More