U.S. Awards Contract to Develop More Experimental Ebola Drug

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it awarded a $25 million contract to Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. to fund the manufacture of a small amount of experimental Ebola treatment ZMapp and to speed the drug's development.

The new supply to be funded with the 18-month contract would be used in early-stage clinical studies to test the drug's safety and efficacy, HHS said. The contract can be expanded to a value of...

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