Two biotech companies awarded to produce anthrax drugs

The biotech companies BioSolutions, Rockville and PharmAthene , Annapolis have been awarded by the American government for making drugs to cure anthrax attacks. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have given the company PharmAthene Inc a contract of multi millions to conduct research in anthrax medicine.

The company will be getting $13.2 million for its clinical trials and for testings of the drug .One more company Biodefense Company is trying to develop a user friendly medicine.