Summary of L.E.A.P.S.™ and CEL-1000 Collaborators

Collaborators
Product
Indication
Funding
Summary
separate
National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
CEL-1000
Avian (bird) flu
Testing conducted and paid for by NAID
Testing conducted to determine whether CEL-1000 could be used as a potential treatment and/or preventative agent against this virus.
separate
John Hopkins University
L.E.A.P.S.™
Myocarditis (precusor to dilated cardiomyopathy)
Maryland Industrial Partnership (MIPS) & Governmnent grants
Pretreatment and early therapy of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis with CEL-1000 resulted in significant reduction of heart enlargement and disease associated histopathological changes in animal models.
separate
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEUOCOM)
CEL-1000
Viral Encephalitis (VE)
U-01 Grant ($1,100,00)
Was shown in mice to protect against VE, a potentially lethal inflamation of the brain. VE is on the U.S. government's list of priority pathogens for bio-defense research.
separate
U.S. Navy
L.E.A.P.S.™
& CEL-1000
Malaria
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
The initial tests conducted in mice. It has been reported that CEL-1000 was 100% protective in mice. Once the optimal combination has been determined, the product will be further tested in primates.
separate
National Instutes of Health (NIH) & the U.S. Army
CEL-1000
SARS, smallpox, vaccinia, West Nile virus
Cooperative Agreement
The testing will be conducted to detemine whether CEL-1000 could be used as a potential treatment and/or preventive agent against these diseases.
separate
University of Nebraska Medical Center
CEL-1000
Vaccinia and Smallpox infection
Phase I SBIR Grant ($104,000)
The development as a potential therapeutic and prophylactic agent against vaccinia and smallpox infections as a single agent and as an adjuvant for vaccinia vaccines.
separate
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEUOCOM)
L.E.A.P.S.™
& CEL-1000
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Phase I and II SBIR Grants ($1,026,000)
CEL-1000 prevents or reduces morbidity and mortality of HSV in mice tested as a treatment, and LEAPS as a vaccine.