SBIR/STTR Research Award
BROAD PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTIOUS PATHOGENS
Award amount
$76,049Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- Medical Laser Research & Devel
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
A METHOD IS PROPOSED FOR CONFERRING BROAD SPECTRUM IMMUNITY WITHOUT UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS. PROTECTION AGAINST A WIDE VARIETY OF BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND FUNGI ARE INCLUDED. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS/POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS - IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS MILITARY BENEFIT, THIS APPROACH WOULD BENEFIT IMMUNE INCOMPETENT INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS CHILDREN BORN WITH CONGENITAL IMMUNODEFICIENCIES, PATIENTS UNDERGOING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT, ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH AIDS.
Technology keywords
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