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Combat Medical Systems gains $86M govt. contract
Founded just 5 years ago, Combat Medical Systems nailed down an $86 million U.S. Department of Defense contract to provide a slew of medical equipment and devices for military and federal agencies over the next 5 years.
Sarepta reports promising preclinical results for antibioterrorism drug
Sarepta Therapeutics is getting closer to developing a therapy to treat a rare animal-borne disease considered a bioterrorism threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
General Dynamics lands a $42M DoD drug development contract
The big defense contractor General Dynamics is hiring a team to help it execute on a $41.8 million contract to develop new drugs, devices and vaccines for the military.
Video game players take on deadly sepsis for U.S. military
A unit of the U.S. Department of Defense has challenged the Foldit video gamers to craft proteins in a virtual online setting that bind to pathogens in the blood, to bolster research of sepsis treatments.
Luminex scores $11.6M deal for biothreat Dx
Luminex has signed an $11.5 million deal with the Department of Defense, tasked with developing a hand-held diagnostics tool that can detect biothreat agents.
SRI gets Defense grant to develop oral-delivered MS drug
The Department of Defense has awarded a one-year grant to SRI International's bioscience division to develop an orally administered multiple sclerosis drug.
DOD-funded project fuels inner ear drug delivery
Tinnitus is the most common disability for American vets, and new technology could allow doctors to treat the condition.
DoD gives NeoStem $1.7M to develop adult stem cells for osteoporosis
NeoStem, a New York-based biopharmaceutical company, has been awarded almost $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop the company's Very Small Embryonic-Like (VSEL) stem cell
Defense Department interested in Impel's BBB-busting device
The blood-brain barrier is a final frontier for drug delivery. The body's own defenses do pretty well when protecting the brain, much to the frustration of scientists who would like to get their
Zimmer scores government contract
Zimmer Holdings has signed a deal with the Defense Department that could run through 2015. The company will be awarded "a maximum $13,475,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, sole-source,
