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Published: Sep 29, 2022
On July 13, 2018, the FDA approved oral TPOXX for the treatment of smallpox to mitigate the impact of a potential outbreak or bioterror attack. In December 2021, oral TPOXX was approved for the same indication by Health Canada. Tecovirimat (TPOXX) was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in January 2022 and by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom in July 2022 with a broader label that covers the treatment of smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and complications from vaccination for smallpox.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) (NASDAQ: SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market, today announced that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a new contract to SIGA for the procurement of up to $10.7 million of oral TPOXX (Contract number: W911SR22C0051), of which $5.1 million of oral TPOXX is targeted for delivery in 2022 and the remainder is subject to an option at the sole discretion of the DoD. This contract follows an award made earlier this year for the procurement of $7.4 million of oral TPOXX (Contract number: W911SR22C0032), under which all product is expected to be delivered in 2022.
SIGA has been collaborating with the DoD’s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) to develop the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) indication for oral TPOXX, and this work is supported by a separate development contract worth approximately $26 million (Contract number: MCDC1901-001-2019-400).
“We are pleased to continue our growing relationship with DoD, which encompasses, among other things, providing oral TPOXX to support the warfighter against orthopoxvirus risks such as smallpox and monkeypox and working closely with DoD on the continued development of the PEP indication for oral TPOXX”, said Phil Gomez, CEO of SIGA.”
“We are pleased to continue our growing relationship with DoD, which encompasses, among other things, providing oral TPOXX to support the warfighter against orthopoxvirus risks such as smallpox and monkeypox and working closely with DoD on the continued development of the PEP indication for oral TPOXX”, said Phil Gomez, CEO of SIGA.”
On July 13, 2018, the FDA approved oral TPOXX for the treatment of smallpox to mitigate the impact of a potential outbreak or bioterror attack. In December 2021, oral TPOXX was approved for the same indication by Health Canada. Tecovirimat (TPOXX) was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in January 2022 and by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom in July 2022 with a broader label that covers the treatment of smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and complications from vaccination for smallpox.
SIGA Technologies Announces New Contract Awarded by U.S. Department of Defense for the Procurement of up to $10.7 Million of Oral TPOXX®- In 2022
SIGA Technologies, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a new contract to SIGA for the procurement of up to $10.7 million of oral TPOXX.
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