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2001 OCT 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Inc. has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for the development and preclinical testing of a rabies DNA vaccine targeted to mucosal tissues in the nose and mouth.
Under the CRADA, LigoCyte will provide its proprietary M cell targeting technology, which the company believes offers significant advantages in the delivery of oral and nasal vaccines. The company will collaborate with Dr. Donald Lodmell at NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. LigoCyte and NIAID will each produce a component of the vaccine to be used in experimental oral and nasal vaccinations of mice at the NIAID.
"We are delighted to enter into this cooperative agreement with NIAID and to continue testing to demonstrate additional proof-of-concept data for our mucosal targeting program," said Dr. Robert Goodwin, executive vice president and chief operating ...
Source: HighBeam Research, LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Collaborates With NIH To Develop Mucosal...