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$141,656,003

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC

biotechactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-02-16·LATEST ACTION2026-03-06·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75N91021F00004_7529_75N91019D00024_7529
Award description

ADVANCE UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINE - FLU MOSAIC VERSION 2 (FLUMOSV2)

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2021 NIH contract funding development of a universal flu vaccine (FluMosV2) through 2031.

Sub-sectors
vaccine-developmentuniversal-influenzanih-research
Why this matters

Universal influenza vaccines could reduce pandemic risk and eliminate annual flu shot reformulation, addressing a decades-long public health goal.

Supply-chain signal

Leidos Biomedical leads manufacturing and clinical development; success requires upstream viral vector suppliers, adjuvant manufacturers, and downstream clinical trial infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

Vaccine platform leadership is strategically important; China is pursuing universal flu vaccines in parallel, making U.S. speed-to-market critical.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002975.

Period of performance
Start
2021-02-16
End
2031-01-28
Status
activein 1660 days
Sources

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