Our primary objective under this contract will be to serve as a resource to the NIAID's AIDS program. In order to meet this objective, we are committed to fulfilling the following tasks in a professional and timely manner: i) obtain by purchase from various sources AIDS-related viral and antibody reagents designated by the NIAID for acquisition, storage and eventual distribution to investigators, ii) analyze the reagents so obtained to determine and verify their properties and characteristics using state-of-the-art biochemical, biomolecular and immunological techniques, iii) repurify or rederive reagents, as directed, to meet quality standards established by the NIAID, iv) develop new reagents or modify existing reagents, as directed v) serve as a repository for the storage and distribution of reagents, as directed, and vi) implement and perform quality control procedures to verify the stability of reagents following prolonged storage.

Project Start
1990-08-01
Project End
1995-07-31
Budget Start
1992-12-10
Budget End
1994-07-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Quality Biological, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Gaithersburg
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
20879
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