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$98,144,230

Department of Health and Human Services·Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

to MEDICINES COMPANY, THE

biotechactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-09-15·LATEST ACTION2026-02-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_HHSO100201600026C_7505_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE MEDICINE COMPANY - ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTFOLIO OF ANTI-INFECTIVE PROGRAMS. IGF::OT::IGF

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In plain English

Supports The Medicines Company's development of anti-infective drug programs under a long-running HHS preparedness contract that began in 2016.

Sub-sectors
anti-infective-developmentpharmaceutical-r&dhhs-aspr-medical-countermeasures
Why this matters

Strengthens U.S. capacity to develop medical countermeasures against infectious disease threats, critical for pandemic and biodefense preparedness.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains domestic pharmaceutical R&D capability and manufacturing partnerships for infectious disease treatments, reducing reliance on foreign sources.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advances U.S. pharmaceutical innovation in antibiotics and antivirals where China has gained ground in active pharmaceutical ingredient production.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-29. Cost: $0.003065.

Period of performance
Start
2016-09-15
End
2030-09-30
Status
activein 1539 days
Sources

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