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The Duke Human Vaccine Institute has received a federal contract to manufacture a pan-coronavirus vaccine candidate that can be tested in a phase 1 clinical trial.   Awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the base period of the contract provides $11.2 million to support the program; additional provisions in the contract could increase the total funding up to $21.5 million if all option periods are exercised.

As chief operating officer at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI), Thomas Denny is in the unique position of helping people fight flu and HIV, developing the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines, and all the while leading an annual $120 million enterprise.  

DURHAM, N.C. -- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded $17.5 million over three years to the Duke Human Vaccine Institute to develop a vaccine that protects against multiple types of coronaviruses and viral variants.

The Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) received a $16,218,499 (includes the base period and all options), seven-year (if all term options are exercised) contract to implement the Immunology Quality Assessment (IQA) Program from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to provide a resource to evaluate and enhance the ability of U.S. and non-U.S. laboratories to participate in NIAID-funded and collaborative clinical studies.

The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to Duke Human Vaccine Inst- IVQAC IVQAC Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP's Accreditation Programs.