ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT0991982

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT0991982

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimising the body's immune response with a Nanopatch that delivers biomolecules to the skin. The team is developing a new improved way to vaccinate against deadly infectious diseases such as influenza and malaria. They believe their Nanopatch technology will boost the power of seasonal influenza vaccination and could even solve vaccine shortages in an influenza pandemic. This is because the Nanopatch needs much less vaccine per person than a conventional syringe. They also predict that vaccines delivered with a Nanopatch will require less refrigeration than conventional vaccines and can be safely administered by individuals without medical training, making the benefits of vaccination accessible to more people more cheaply, even in remote areas.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2010

End Date: 30-03-2014

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $891,200.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Biomedical Engineering | Immunology Not Elsewhere Classified | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Immune system and allergy | Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

Other Keywords

Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified | Immune system and allergy | Immunology Not Elsewhere Classified | Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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