Chemical and Biological Defense SBIR 2016
The Department of Defense has announced topics for Fiscal Year 2016 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding in support of ...
Tag: Individual Protection
U.S. Backs High-Speed Manufacturing of Masks for Pandemics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS/ASPR) today announced ...
Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium
DSI’s Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium will be held March 22-23, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event gathers civilian ...
ECBC Develops Better Sample Collection Method
Researchers at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) recently developed a new test fixture and experimental method, named the Low-volatility Agent ...
USAID Taps Cornell to Advance Ebola Protective Garments
In the war against Ebola, Cornell University – along with partners International Personnel Protection Inc. (IPP) and protective apparel manufacturer ...
Hospital Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Ebola
Hospitals and health systems preparing for and treating patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the fall of 2015 faced ...
Findings of Tulane Biosecurity Breach Investigation
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal ...
DHS Offers 20K Prize for Ideas to Better Track First Responders
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sponsoring an idea-generating InnoPrize Program competition to facilitate innovative solutions that can help ...
Case Study: Nebraska’s Ebola Decontamination Approach
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU), located at the Nebraska Medical Center, has shared its protocol for Ebola patient discharge, handling ...
Navy Awards Contract to Battelle for Chem-Bio Protective Clothing Efforts
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) this week announced intentions to award a sole-source contract to Battelle Memorial Institute for ...
DHS Conference for Personal Protective Equipment
Image credit: Athalia Christie The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is hosting a pre-solicitation conference for vendors providing disposable Personal ...
Institute Creates Ebola Price Index for Personal Protective Equipment
Credit: Nahid Bhadelia/CDC The recent Ebola crisis has challenged the healthcare community to step up their preparedness for managing new ...
Battelle Wins CBRNE Contract from CENTCOM
Experts from Battelle will now provide on-site support at U.S. Central Command (CENTOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in ...
CDC Updates PPE Guidance for Ebola
Image credit: Athalia Christie The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated official guidance, effective Oct. 20, for personal protective ...
Chem-Bio Counterterrorism Expert Joins Avon Protection
Hamish de Bretton Gordon Avon Protection, a global leader in advanced respiratory protection products, recently announced a new strategic partnership ...
BAA – U.S. Army Extramural Medical Research
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's (USAMRMC) has announced an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to fund solutions to ...
Call for Entries: Chemical Protection Challenge
Image credit: City of Ft. Lauderdale The Emergency Services Coalition for Medical Preparedness is challenging all interested parties to help ...
New Method Discovered To Protect Against Chemical Weapons
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as ...
Preparing for CBRNE Threats: Exercise Vigilant Guard
Credit: HollyAnn Nicom Army National Guard Soldiers participated this month in Vigilant Guard, an emergency preparedness exercise hosted by the ...
RFI – Respiratory Protection for Pandemics, CBRN Events
In support of biopreparedness acquisition strategies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking information from the manufacturing ...
