Two Madison biotechnology companies are working together on a new type of influenza vaccine, and a new way to give the immunization.
FluGen, which is developing vaccines to fight flu and other infectious diseases, says it has obtained exclusive rights to technology developed by Ratio. Terms are not being disclosed.
Ratioâ??s disposable device is about the size of a poker chip and is equipped with a set of tiny needles. When a button is pressed on the device, a pump sends the vaccine through the needles and into the skin. It doesnâ??t go through the skin and into the muscle, though, as a traditional vaccine syringe does.
The method makes the vaccination painless and more effective, the two companies say.