VaxInnate snags $53m under BARDA contract extension

US biotech VaxInnate is gaining an additional $53m under its February 2011 contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop vaccines against influenza.

US biotech VaxInnate is gaining an additional $53m under its February 2011 contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop vaccines against influenza.

Cranbury, New Jersey-based VaxInnate initially won a three-year $117.9m contract from BARDA, which had the potential to be extended for...

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