Tetraphase Wins NIAID Contract to Develop Respiratory Antibiotic
The NIAID award covers development, manufacturing, and clinical activities to position TP-271 for further development against certain biothreat agents.
National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $36m contract to develop Tetraphase's antibiotic for respiratory disease, TP-271.
The NIAID award covers development, manufacturing, and clinical activities to position TP-271 for further development against certain biothreat agents, including Francisella tularensis and bacterial pathogens associated with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).
The US-based life science firm said it will be working on this contract as a sub-contractor to New York-based independent not-for-profit scientific company CUBRC.
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