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Company Information:
Name:
GCFREE, INC.
Address:
GC-FREE, INC.
1396 Poinsettia Ave
Vista, CA 92081
1396 Poinsettia Ave
Vista, CA 92081
Located in HUBZone:
No
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
URL:
N/A
Phone:
N/A
Award Totals:
Award List:
SBIR PHASE 1 TOPIC 237: GYLCAN ARRAYS FOR BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2007 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:
HHS
Principal Investigator:
Hurtado Nancy
Award Amount:
$150,000.00
Detection of Non-Human Sialic Acid in Biotherapeutic Applications
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2008 / STTR / Phase I
Agency:
HHS
Research Institution:
N/A
Principal Investigator:
Award Amount:
$167,772.00
RI Contact:
N/A
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): GcFree, Inc. is founded on recent discoveries and patents about a sialic acid called Neu5Gc, which is present in large amounts on the surface of cells of most animals, but not humans. Potentially immunogenic Neu5Gc from
exogenous sources (e.g., animal- derived… More
N-glycolylneuraminic Acid in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Rheumatoid Arthr
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2009 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:
HHS
Principal Investigator:
Nancy Hurtadoziola
Award Amount:
$152,526.00
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease marked by symmetric polyarthritis and joint destruction. While a specific cause is not known, antibodies are thought to play a role in this disease. RA has als
o been associated with heterophile … More