Formulation of a Neutralizing Skin Protectant (NSP)

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Office for Chemical and Biological Defense	Award ID: 74259	Program Year/Program: 2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: C051-118-0061	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Tiax LLC
15 Acorn Park Cambridge, MA 02140
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 2006

Title: Formulation of a Neutralizing Skin Protectant (NSP)

Agency / Branch: DOD / CBD

Contract: W81XWH-05-C-0131

Award Amount: $749,835.00

Abstract:
Currently there is a need for a pre-exposure decontaminating skin cream that will neutralize chemical warfare agents (CWA) on contact. Current approaches to this problem cannot both dissolve a CWA challenge and neutralize the agent into less toxic products before it reaches the skin surface. Our Phase II Technical Approach will result in the development of an innovative Neutralizing Skin Protectant (NSP). The NSP will employ physiochemical means to protect exposed skin from chemical agents while solubilizing both an active moiety and the CWA, enabling a neutralization reaction to occur within the matrix. In Phase II we will create topical formulation prototypes which have been optimized based on the results of skin permeation studies. The Phase II work will build on Phase I results demonstrating the efficacy of our approach against surrogates.

Principal Investigator:
Emily Reichert
Sr Scientist, App. Chem &
6174985416
reichert.emily@tiaxllc.com

Business Contact:
Renee Wong
Contracting Officer
6174985655
wong.renee@tiaxllc.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

TIAX LLC
15 Acorn Park Cambridge, MA 02140

EIN/Tax ID: 460478749

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No