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Canada's Ebola Vaccine Nets Millions For Tiny US Biotech Firm

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-fun-and-games-until-somebody-loses-several-internal-organs dept.

Anita Hunt (lissnup) writes: Iowa-based NewLink Genetics has secured a US$50million deal with pharmaceutical giant Merck for the experimental Ebola vaccine developed by Canadian government scientists. NewLink bought the exclusive commercial licensing rights to Canada's VSV-EBOV in 2010 with a milestone payment of just US$205,000. This is an interesting new twist in a story we've discussed previously, and which continues to draw media attention.

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  1. Re:Oh yeah, almost forgot about Ebola... by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: -1, Troll

    Did you just call black people filthy? WTF? Modded up to +4 Funny? Your pointy hat is showing there, Mr. Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan.

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