Richmond Times Dispatch
July 18, 2006 Tuesday _Final Edition
BUSINESS; Pg. B-9
Tech professor leads vaccine development
BLACKSBURG - A Virginia Tech professor, Dr. X.J. Meng, has developed a
vaccine for a virus that has been blamed for immune-system problems in pigs.
Fort Dodge Animal Health, a manufacturer and distributor of animal-health
products, recently received full licensure for the vaccine, Suvaxyn PCV2 One
Dose. It went on the market late last month.
Research to develop the vaccine, a joint project of Tech, Iowa State University
and Fort Dodge Animal Health, began more than six years ago.
Meng, assistant professor at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
Veterinary Medicine's department of biomedical sciences and pathology, headed
a team at Tech to develop the vaccine. Iowa State researchers then conducted
several studies on pigs at its veterinary college.