The 2018 Summer Workshop on Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Global Health Security: From Anthrax to Zika will be held 18-20 July in Arlington, Virginia. This three-day, non-credit summer workshop is designed to introduce participants to the challenges facing the world at the intersection of national security, public health, and the life sciences. The workshop is organized
The 2018 World CBRN & Medical Congress (CEBIRAM) will be held 17-19 October 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic. The event is a forum to discuss a wide range of aspects related to prevention from, protection against and response to CBRN threats. Highlighted session topics include: Chem-Bio Threats-Prevention and Efficient Response The Israeli Model of Hospital
The CBRNe Convergence 2018 Congress & Exhibition will take place November 6-8, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. This must-attend annual congress for the global CBRNE community is now in its 11th year, offering streamed sessions, demonstrations, poster presentations and exhibits from the leading CBRNE solution providers. The conference program is planned by Gwyn Winfield, editor of
The 2018 Superbugs & Superdrugs USA conference will be held 12-13 November 2018 in Iselin, New Jersey. This 3rd annual Superbugs & Superdrugs USA conference will help participants to learn about pathogen focused drug development; discover the best methods to overcome bacterial resistance through novel modes of action; discuss the state of developments within the
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is November 12-18, 2018. Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Many more will die from complications by an antibiotic-resistant infection. Join the Centers for Disease
The 2018 International Meeting on Optical Biosensors – IMOB 2018 – will be held 15-17 November 2018 in Ghent, Belgium. The conference gathers experts and stakeholders in the field of biosensors to accelerate development of dynamic imaging approaches in all areas of biology and biomedical sciences. The recent explosion of fluorescent biosensors development opens a
DARPA program manager Col. Matthew Hepburn will discuss and demonstrate several novel technologies for responding to pandemics during a seminar event at Georgetown University on November 16, 2018. For sixty years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense has held to a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments
The Conference on Clinical Research for Rare Diseases - CCRRD 2018 - will be held November 28, 2018 in Rockville, Maryland. Many fundamental advances in medicine have come from the study of rare diseases and these have benefited common diseases. In order to assure the future of this research, the training of the next generation of
The 2018 Virginia Ebola & Highly Infectious Disease Summit will be held Nov. 19, 2018 in Winchester, Virginia. Highlighted presentations include: From Ebola to Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Focus on the Frontlines Ebola PUI: Laboratory Testing and Biosafety Perspective Center for Domestic Preparedness Highly Infectious Disease Training Valley Health System-Wide Exercise Panel Discussion Eastern Virginia
