SBIR Phase I: Continuous Manufacturing for Nucleic Acid Lipid Nanoparticles to Improve the Supply Chain of Therapeutics and Vaccines (COVID-19)

  • Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant number: 2151477

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2022
    2022
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $256,000
  • Funder

    National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Principal Investigator

    Antonio Costa
  • Research Location

    United States of America
  • Lead Research Institution

    DIANT PHARMA INC
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Therapeutics research, development and implementation

  • Research Subcategory

    Therapeutics logistics and supply chains and distribution strategies

  • Special Interest Tags

    Innovation

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The broader impact /commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses the need for advanced manufacturing technology that can produce future therapeutics and vaccines. Future clinical treatments will rely on continuous manufacturing to meet demand, both with respect to volume and drug product personalization. This project will incorporate continuous manufacturing principles and process analytical sensors and technology. These processes will enable faster responses to global health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a compact, end-to-end, advanced manufacturing system for nucleic acid lipid nanoparticles. This new system will follow current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and will support end-to-end manufacturing by connecting to a nucleic acid assembly system and a fill-finish system to produce injectable-ready materials. One major goal of this research is to advance the understanding of nanoparticle drug delivery to enable manufacturing injectable ready materials on demand and on-site.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.