Year Awarded 2023
FFAR award amount $1,000,000
Total award amount $2,645,427
Location Manhattan, KS
Program Seeding Solutions
Matching Funders Elanco Animal Health, Kansas State University, Kansas State University Innovation Partners and MEDIAN Diagnostics, Inc.
Grantee Institution Kansas State University
African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious, fatal disease in pigs that spreads rapidly. There is no commercially available treatment or vaccine for the virus, and the threat to U.S. swine production is significant. To protect U.S. herds, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine researchers are developing and validating a vaccine to protect pigs from ASFV.