The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $16,905,516 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Abvacc, Inc., a for-profit biotechnology company, to develop a potent therapeutic monoclonal antibody against the Marburg virus. This contract falls under NIAID's Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for medical countermeasure development, which solicits proposals across various infectious disease research areas, including vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics for biodefense and emerging threats. The contract has a performance period through December 16, 2025 and is being executed in Potomac, Maryland. Abvacc has received several prior NIAID awards, including research grants to advance Marburg virus vaccine and therapeutic candidates.
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