Mycoplasma-free Pitman-Moore (PM) Strain Rabies Virus Stocks for Vaccine Manufacturing

This technology includes clean, mycoplasma-free, rabies virus stocks for use in vaccine manufacturing. Rabies virus causes a nearly uniformly fatal disease, but can be prevented by timely vaccination. An inactivated rabies vaccine for human use was first prepared in cell culture in 1964, using the Pitman-Moore (PM) strain of fixed rabies virus. Typical rabies vaccine virus stocks stored at the Centers for Disease Control are heavily contaminated by mycoplasma, there this stock provides an alternative supply which is free of mycoplasma.

A Dissolving Microneedle Patch for the Co-administration of Inactivated Rotavirus Vaccine (IRV) and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

This technology includes a new concept to develop a bivalent IRV-IPV combination vaccine against rotavirus and polio using a dissolving microneedle patch. Specifically, we describe the formulation for IRV, the fabrication of a microneedle patch for combined IRV-IPV, and the proof of concept for assessing potential interference of immunogenicity and dose sparing in animal studies. Licensed oral rotavirus vaccines, while effective in developed and middle-income countries, are significantly less effective in reducing cases of severe diarrhea among children in developing countries.

Novel Reassortant Mammalian Orthoreovirus Isolate for the Development of Vaccines and Diagnostic Tools

This technology includes a novel, isolated reassortant mammalian Orthoreovirus (MRV) isolated from pigs with neurological symptoms, for use in the development of vaccines and diagnostic tests. This isolate has S1 gene from MRV1 closed to bovine isolated, M2 gene from MRV2 and other 8 genes from MRV3 based on full-genome sequence analysis. MRV3 has been reported and isolated from the US pigs with diarrhea symptom. Compared to the reported swine MRV3 isolates that cause diarrhea in pigs, the novel reassortant MRV causes neurological disease in pigs.

Development of LEAPS Technology in Enhancing Immune Response Against Influenza Virus Infection

The Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System (LEAPS) represents a breakthrough in immunotherapeutic technology developed by CEL-SCI Corporation. This technology employs a novel approach to boost the immune system's response to influenza, aiming to treat, manage, or even prevent the illness. By combining LEAPS with a specific peptide from the influenza virus, and administering it intravenously in mice, there's a marked improvement in the immune system's ability to fight off the virus.

Enhancing Immunogenicity and Protection in Calves

The discovery outlined in the Employee Discovery and Invention Report represents a significant advancement in veterinary vaccine technology, specifically targeting the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (bRSV). This innovation involves a "DS2" version of the bRSV F vaccine, which has been engineered to enhance immunogenicity through a prefusion-stabilized form of the F protein, absent of the fusion peptide and reinforced by cavity-filling mutations and inter-protomer disulfides.

A Broadly Protective Human Antibody for GI Genogroup Noroviruses

Norovirus is a leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness worldwide, with 700 million cases and 200,000 deaths occurring each year. Despite decades of work in the field, there are no preventive or therapeutic strategies specifically approved for even the most prevalent forms of human norovirus (i.e., GI, GII genogroups), which are highly contagious and carry an increased risk of severe complications in children, older adults, and those with immunocompromising conditions. 

Compositions and Methods for Reducing Serum Triglycerides

This technology includes a vaccine for lowering plasma triglycerides by inducing the formation of autoantibodies against either ANGPTL3 or ANGPTL4, which are inhibitors of Lipoprotein Lipase. This was done by conjugating synthetic peptides based on ANGPTL3 or ANGPTL4 to virus- like particles (VLPS). Injection of the vaccine in animal models was shown to induce the autoantibody against the target and to lower plasma triglycerides.

Chikungunya Vaccine License Receives LES Deal of Distinction Award

The NIH Technology Transfer Program was honored with its record 7th “Deal of Distinction Award” at the 2025 Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting.  This award was given to NIH and its licensee Bavarian Nordic for the deal that led to the new chikungunya virus vaccine Vimkunya®. Vimkunya received FDA approval on February 14, 2025, as the first virus-like particle (VLP) single-dose chikungunya vaccine and the first chikungunya vaccine for individuals over the age of 12. .

Meningitis Vaccine Designed for Use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Meningitis A is a devastating disease afflicting 26 countries in Africa’s meningitis belt across sub-Saharan Africa.  Thousands of people would die or be disabled each year, such as the 1996-97 epidemic when 25,000 were killed and a quarter million afflicted.  The disease primarily afflicts young adults and children, leaving many wage earners with permanent brain damage.  The Meningitis Vaccine Program (MVP) was formed by the health non-profit PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Health Organization to combat this epidemic.