The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) is part of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus based at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Under a new contract worth up [Read more]
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI); investigating shipment of chemical weapon components to Syria; and safely regulating the [Read more]
Following the October 2001 confirmation of anthrax in official government mail, a series of screening processes were implemented to safeguard the Pentagon and other Pentagon delegated facilities from biological hazards that might [Read more]
Biosecurity professionals from across the U.S. and Mexico gathered on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus Dec. 7 and 8 to discuss multidisciplinary approaches and perspectives on biosecurity. The two-day Arizona Biosecurity Workshop [Read more]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Biological Technologies Office (DARPA BTO) is currently accepting proposals under its streamlined funding process, the Biological Technologies EZ Broad Agency Announcement (EZ BAA). DARPA BTO seeks [Read more]
The Defense Biological Product Assurance Office (DBPAO), a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, has announced the development of a Biological Select Agents and Toxins (BSAT) [Read more]
By Kathryn Insley Biological agents including viruses, bacteria, and toxins, can devastate local economies with their potential effects on humans and livestock. In addition to potentially catastrophic immediate impact, these agents could also [Read more]
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (DTRA/SCC-WMD) is seeking eligible performers to provide Biosafety and Biosecurity (BS&S) Workshops in India. The [Read more]
The U.S. Medical Research Army Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is conducting market research to identify parties capable of modernizing and providing sustained support to the Biodefense Laboratory System (BLMS) system at the U.S. [Read more]
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) will convene this week on Nov. 4 in Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting is open to the public and participation by teleconference is available. The [Read more]
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