PlantForm awarded federal government contract for production of anti-nerve-agent enzyme
GUELPH, Ont., Dec. 10, 2014—PlantForm Corporation has been awarded a contract with the Government of Canada to create stable glyco-modified Nicotiana benthamiana plant lines for the production of pharmaceutical proteins and continued supply of recombinant butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE)
The contract is valued at $831,600 and and the period of the contract is from December 3, 2014 to March 31, 2017.
"Butyrylcholinesterase is an enzyme that has been developed as a bioscavenger to provide prophylactic protection against nerve agents, such as sarin gas," said Dr. Don Stewart, PlantForm President and CEO. "We are pleased to use our vivoXPRESS™ biopharmaceuti
In 2013, PlantForm successfully completed a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for research and development of recombinant BuChE production in plants.
About PlantForm Corporation
PlantForm was established in 2008 to commercialize a low-cost, tobacco-plant-based manufacturing system for biopharmaceutical production. The vivoXPRESS™ platform
See an infographic explaining how the vivoXPRESS™ manufacturing system works.
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For more information, please contact:
Don Stewart President and CEO (416) 452-7242 |
Stacey Curry Gunn Director of Communications stacey.curry.gunn@ (519) 827-1131 |