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ICT receives grant for Brucellosis vaccine

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai has received a prestigious grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop the first green nanovaccine for nasal immunization against brucellosis. Prof. Vandana Patravale, ICT, Matunga was awarded USD100,000 in phase I of Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11 for developing the cost-effective vaccine technology from over 2700 applications. The sub-unit nanovaccine aims to confer long term protective immunity to humans and livestock population. Currently, Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection with a potential to be exploited as a bioweapon, and currently no human vaccine is available for treatment

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