# Adjuvant Development within the context of a vaccine to protect against B. pertussis for use in newborns.

> **NIH NIH N01** · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · 2022 · $1,986,305

## Abstract

This contract supports the development of an adjuvant through immunological characterization studies and compound optimization, up to and including IND-enabling studies. The main emphasis will be on testing and further development of the adjuvant for human licensure as a component of a licensed or investigational vaccine to protect against one or more non-HIV disease pathogens relevant to human disease.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10641638
- **Project number:** 272201800047C-P00012-9999-1
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** OFER LEVY
- **Activity code:** N01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $1,986,305
- **Award type:** —
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2023-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10641638

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10641638, Adjuvant Development within the context of a vaccine to protect against B. pertussis for use in newborns. (272201800047C-P00012-9999-1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10641638. Licensed CC0.

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