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GenVec gets $9.9 million increase in funding for HIV vaccine
By Jennifer Chiou
New York, Oct. 5 - GenVec, Inc. said it received a $9.9 million increase in funding for its HIV vaccine development work with the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
The Vaccine Research Center will use GenVec technologies for vaccine development, including its production cell line, 293-ORF6, and the company's adenovector-based vaccine will be used in upcoming Phase II clinical testing.
GenVec works under a subcontract, issued and managed by SAIC-Frederick, which now totals about $50 million and extends through 2008.
Based in Gaithersburg, Md., GenVec is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for cancer and cardiac disease.
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