The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded Emergent BioSolutions a $6.3 million research grant for further development of the company’s treatment for opioid addiction.
Specifically, the funding is for the continued development of AP007, Emergent’s sustained-release nalmefene formulation for the treatment of addiction in opioid use disorder (OUD). AP007 is designed to continually release an effective dose of nalmefene for up to three months and to be administered through intramuscular injection.