NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company was awarded a Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) credit from the Federal Government for ADXS11-001, the Company’s lead immunotherapeutic construct totaling $244,479.
“This non-dilutive funding will support our on-going phase II clinical trials in cervical cancer,” said Advaxis Chairman/CEO Thomas A. Moore.
About Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project
The QTDP was created by Congress as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and provides a tax credit or grant equal to eligible costs and expenses for tax years 2009 and 2010. The program is targeted to therapeutic discovery projects that show reasonable potential and can:
- result in new therapies to treat areas of unmet medical need or prevent, detect or treat chronic or acute diseases and conditions
- reduce the long-term growth of health care costs in the United States, or
- significantly advance the goal of curing cancer within 30 years.
Allocation of the credit will also take into consideration which projects show the greatest potential to create and sustain high-quality, high-paying U.S. jobs and to advance U.S. competitiveness in life, biological and medical sciences. More information is available at www.irs.gov.
About Advaxis, Inc.
Advaxis is a biotechnology company developing proprietary, live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) vaccines that deliver engineered tumor antigens, which stimulate multiple, simultaneous immunological mechanisms to fight cancer. Today, the Company has nine (9) distinct, cancer-fighting constructs in various stages of development, four (4) clinical trials in progress and two (2) Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) in place with the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively. Additionally, the Company conducts direct and strategic collaborations with such recognized sites of excellence as the City of Hope, the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of British Columbia.
Advaxis’ technology was developed by Dr. Yvonne Paterson, professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania and chairperson of Advaxis’ scientific advisory board.
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Advaxis, Incorporated
Conrad F. Mir, 732-545-1590
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Diana Moore, 732-545-1590
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