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SBIR-STTR Success: Harrisvaccines
Date: Aug 11, 2015
Source: SBIR.gov ( click here to go to the source)

Featured firm in this article: Harrisvaccines Inc of Ames, IA



2014 was a very rough year for the swine community with the outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea -- a deadly virus that took the lives of 8 million piglets across the United States and devastated the pork industry.

The epidemic hit virtually overnight, and with vaccines taking months or even years to develop, the outlook appeared grim -- to most.

Harrisvaccines responded immediately, and using its patented SirraVaxSM technology to analyze the gene sequences of PED, the company was able to commercialize a vaccine.