Humacyte receives DoD funding for bioengineered blood vessel procurement

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Humacyte Announces New U.S. Department of Defense Funding for Procurement of Bioengineered Blood Vessels

February 9, 2026 8:01 AM EST

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA), a commercial-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable, bioengineered human tissues at commercial scale, today announced that the recently adopted FY 2026 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act includes dedicated funding to support the evaluation and incorporation of biologic vascular repair technologies for the warfighters suffering from traumatic vascular injuries.

The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), enacted in December 2025, stated in report language that DoD should integrate FDA-approved breakthrough vascular repair technologies in traumatic extremity arterial injury repair, providing an off-the-shelf,... More