Iomai Corp. (IOMI) Wins Cost-Reimbursement Grant from U.S. Army Medical Research and USAMRMC
Iomai, a company that discovers and develops vaccines and immune system stimulants, delivered via a novel, needle-free technology, announced it won the Department of Defense one-year grant to develop a stable, patch-based anthrax vaccine. Iomai scientists plan to use vaccine antigen developed by UK-based Avecia Biologics Ltd. in an attempt to formulate a dry version of antigen that can be combined with an Iomai adjuvant on a needle-free patch. After such time, Iomai will evaluate the stability of the patch to conclude whether it can be stored and shipped at room temperature. Currently the anthrax vaccine is administered as a…