Altimmune (ALT) Receives Award from U.S. Department of Defense to Fund Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of T-COVID in Outpatients with Early COVID-19

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Altimmune Receives Award from U.S. Department of Defense to Fund Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of T-COVID™ in Outpatients with Early COVID-19

June 29, 2020 7:00 AM EDT

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced it was awarded $4.7 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC) to fund its Phase 1/2 clinical trial of T-COVID, an investigational intranasal immune modulator for the treatment of outpatients with early COVID-19. The competitive award was granted by USAMRDC in collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium working in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD).  The award is expected to provide Altimmune sufficient funding to... More