UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA - DEVELOPMENT OF UM-1098: A NOVEL SYNTHETIC TH17 INDUCING ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM

PIID: 75N93023C00047

Effective Date: Sep 30, 2023End Date: Closes in 110 days

Award $

$9.6M

Vendor

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

NAICS

541512

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$9.6M

Awarding Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Awarding Sub-Agency

National Institutes of Health

NAICS Code

541512

Place of Performance

Description

DEVELOPMENT OF UM-1098: A NOVEL SYNTHETIC TH17 INDUCING ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM

Context & Analysis

Department of Health and Human Services obligated $9,566,206 to UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA for development of um-1098: a novel synthetic th17 inducing adjuvant and delivery system. The award is classified under NAICS 541512 and issued as a definitive contract contract. Performance is located in MT. The contract is scheduled through Sep 30, 2026 — approximately 4 months remaining.

Contractor Information

Contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

UEI: DAY7Z8ZD48Q3

Subcontractors on this Prime(2 disclosed)

First-tier subawards from USASpending’s FSRS reporting. Sub-recipient names are often partially disclosed or redacted; amounts reflect the sub portion only.

Subcontractor	Description	Amount
Not disclosed Dec 8, 2025	CONTINUATION OF THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER PG25-61369-03 AND PG25-61419-02. THE INIMMUNE TEAM, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 1) SCALE-UP AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF UM-1098 ON A 50 GRAM SCALE, 2) DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF ANALYTICAL ASSAYS NECESSARY FOR API AND FINAL PRODUCT RELEASE, 3) DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCT RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS AND MBR, 4) PREPARATION OF PRE-CGMP UM-1098 FORMULATION LOTS ON SUFFICIENT SCALE TO CONDUCT ALL NON-CLINICAL IND ENABLING STUDIES, AND 5) OVERSIGHT OF NON-GLP TOXICOLOGY AND PK/ADME STUDIES.	$233,377
Not disclosed Dec 9, 2025	TO DEVELOP A NOVEL VACCINE AGAINST LYME DISEASE, WE WILL LEVERAGE THE ΦBB-1 PROCAPSID EXPRESSION SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY RŪMNIEKS ET AL. (2023) FOR RECOMBINANT PRODUCTION OF ΦBB-1 CAPSIDS IN E. COLI.	$132,500

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