Altimmune nabs $120.2 million federal contract for nasal spray anthrax vaccine

Gaithersburg-based Altimmune Inc. was awarded a five-year federal contract worth up to $120.2 million for the development of its nasal spray anthrax vaccine candidate. Under the contract from the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, Altimmune was awarded $14.3 million to fund its Phase 1 trial for the vaccine candidate NasoShield. The contract also includes options to receive up to an additional $105.9 million to fund further pr eclinical, clinical and manufacturing…
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