Primary Recipient

PLUROGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC

Amount

$99,615.00

Award Date

9/28/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Chronic wounds, such as diabetic wounds, are a major global health and economic burden. In the United States alone, 10.8 million chronic wounds occur every year (de Zoysa et al., 2005) which is estimated to cost over $15 billion annually in the U.S. (Farl