DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is to develop a new, groundbreaking technology for the rapid identification of ligands for proteins. Every year, the pharmaceuticals industry loses about $3 billion by targeting genes/proteins wrongfully identified as the cause of… More
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is to develop a new genetic system that will mimic the natural process of evolution for a selected subset of genes inside of a bacterial cell. Instead of an evolutionary time scale of years, evolution will proceed at an accelerated rate… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2008 / STTR / Phase II
Agency:HHS
Research Institution:N/A
Principal Investigator:
Award Amount:$977,329.00
RI Contact:N/A
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this Phase II STTR project is to develop a nanoparticle-based drug delivery system for use in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of blindness for individ
uals over fifty-five years of age that live… More