The Future of BioShield in Question?

U.S. Newswire, March, 2007

To: MEDICAL EDITORS

Contact: Dena Graziano or Todd Levett, 1-202-225-9978, both of the House Committee on Homeland Security - Democratic Office

WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Department of Health and Human Services cancelled a BioShield RFP for a medical countermeasure to treat Acute Radiation Syndrome. The original RFP for an ARS countermeasure was to be closed on February 23, 2006, with the original award date set for June 2006. That award date was extended to September 15, 2006, then November 30, 2006, then January 31, 2007, and finally to today, March 7, 2007.

According to HHS, the RFP was cancelled because none of the companies met the requirements, even though HHS had previously informed a candidate company that they were in the...

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