Award of NanoZoo Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine Platform Research to Oxford Brookes University

Awarded 30 Sep 2023

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Awarded30 Sep 2023
Value£678,668.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Expires in 11mo4y term, 78% elapsed
Awarded 30 Sept 2023Expires 29 Sept 2027

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs awarded a contract to Oxford Brookes University for the NanoZoo project, a research initiative under the ICRAD ERA-Net.

The project aimed to develop next-generation baculovirus expression technology to enable a single-step process from synthetic gene to master seed production of viral antigens, and to implement this plug-and-play vaccine platform in the veterinary field to target important zoonotic viral diseases of poultry and swine.

The contract value was £678,668.

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