The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), awarded a $2,052,500 firm-fixed price contract to the Children's Research Institute to establish a Special Populations Hub under the BARDA Accelerator Network 2.0 initiative. This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, will provide the Children's Research Institute with funding to deliver wraparound accelerator services, manage development and validation funding for pediatric medical countermeasure projects, and demonstrate rapid response capabilities. The BARDA Accelerator Network 2.0 is a broader initiative that aims to foster the health security innovation ecosystem and enable rapid development, evaluation, and commercialization of medical countermeasures across multiple technology areas, including therapeutics/vaccines, diagnostics/medical devices, digital health, and enabling technologies.
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