Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0667534
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Using transgenic plant-based production and delivery systems to develop an avian influenza vaccine. This project aims to provide proof-of-concept for the rapid production of plant-made vaccines of high strategic value to the poultry industry. Plant-made AI vaccines would help safeguard primary industries in Australia from exotic influenza strains and shield rural communities from the impact of stock losses. This collaboration will also contribute to the Molecular Farming industry by ensuring that Australian interests are considered as this frontier technology tackles the challenges of turning academic research into marketable products. The key features of an oral plant-made AI vaccine, including rapid and non-egg based production, also make this an attractive technology for the future development of swine and human influenza vaccines.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2006
End Date: 12-2009
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $538,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Agricultural Biotechnology | Transgenesis | Animal Protection (Pests And Pathogens) | Immunology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Primary products from plants | Poultry | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |
