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Celdara Medical and the University of Vermont Secure NIH Funding to Improve Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Jan 19, 2021•over 4 years ago
Cambridge

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 Celdara Medical, LLC ("Celdara") today announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded it a two-year Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant to fund the development of a novel, broad-spectrum therapeutic/prophylactic against RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, SARS, Ebola, influenza, and pathogenic arenaviruses. This project builds on the discoveries of Principal Investigator Jason Botten, a professor at the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt. Dr. Botten is also scientific founder of Celdara, and a founding member of Celdara's Pandemic Security Initiative Scientific Advisory Board.

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The University Of Vermont

Location

Cambridge, Maryland, United States

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Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. UVM's strengths align with the most pressing needs of our time: the health of our societies and the health of our environment. Our size—large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet intimate enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship across all levels of study—allows us to pursue these interconnected issues through cross-disciplinary research and collaboration. Providing an unparalleled educational experience for our students, and ensuring their success, are at the core of what we do. As one of the nation's first land grant universities, UVM advances Vermont—and the broader society—through the discovery and application of new knowledge.