Biological threat

DHS awards Chicago initial funding for Securing the Cities program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the initial funding of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s (DNDO) Securing the…

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ECBC, CBI Polymer develop two advanced formulas for biological decontamination

Researchers at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) and CBI Polymer recently explored how a HydroGel can be modified to…

8 years ago

European counterterrorism legislation calls for protecting victims of CBRN attacks

The European Parliament has taken an important step toward protecting victims of potential biological, chemical and other types of terrorist…

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ECBC researchers develop open source website for pathogen detection

A team at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has developed a means for Department of Defense (DoD) labs across…

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ECBC develops chemical agent decontamination spray for active soldiers in the field

The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) recently announced that is has developed a decontamination spray that enables soldiers at the…

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BioCryst receives additional funding to advance potential hemorrhagic fever virus treatment

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provided BioCryst Pharmaceuticals with additional funding on Monday for efficacy studies…

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FirstNet prepares for deployment of nationwide public safety broadband network

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) moved forward on Friday with its preparations for a public-private partnership to deploy and…

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New study shows how some survive Ebola virus

A coalition of research institutions published a report in the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal on Wednesday that analyzed the immune…

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GAO: DoD has made progress incorporating HRFs into CBRN response enterprise

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Tuesday that found that the National Guard, part of the U.S.…

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NIAID: Two Zika vaccines protect mice from infection

The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released a report on Tuesday detailing how a single dose of…

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New study reveals global variations in malaria parasites

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) presented data on Monday regarding gene sequences and the…

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Emergent BioSolutions receives BARDA order to develop, manufacture Zika vaccine

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) received a task order on Monday valued at…

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Subcommittee hearing examines FirstNet’s progress

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet held a hearing on…

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ECBC researchers assist Army with chemical agent resistant vehicle coatings

The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) assisted the United States Armed Forces this month in protecting warfighters from exposure to…

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NIH, Fiocruz launch study to determine health effects of Zika virus in mothers and infants

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with the scientific research organization Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, began a multi-country study on…

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HHS solicitations signal intent to maintain SNS anthrax vaccine stockpile

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two solicitation notices on Tuesday related to the development and…

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FDA completes Pre-Approval Inspection of Emergent BioSolutions’ Building 55 BioThrax manufacturing facility

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed its Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) of Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s Building 55 for the…

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Canadian national stockpile orders additional Imvamune doses

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) exercised an option on Wednesday for the supply of 171,000 doses of Bavarian…

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FDA accepts for review Emergent BioSolutions’ sBLA for Building 55 Biothrax production

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeking approval for the manufacture of BioThrax (anthrax vaccine adsorbed) at the…

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HHS names Cedars-Sinai as Ebola treatment center for southwest region

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday selected the California Department of Health, in partnership with…

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House Oversight Committee examines antibiotic resistant bacteria

The House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday concerning the U.S. public health response to antibiotic resistant…

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FDA grants orphan drug status to Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s BioThrax

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug status to Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., on Wednesday for BioThrax (anthrax…

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BARDA raises concerns over colistin-resistant bacteria found in U.S. patients

The Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA) recently said that it is anticipating a threat posed by the bacterial…

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Royce, Ryan join House Republicans in unveiling new national security agenda

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), along with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), unveiled the House…

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LLNL supports test of NYC subway biodefenses

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) researchers took to the New York City subway system last month to aid in conducting…

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Health Subcommittee holds markup on the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act

The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a Health Subcommittee markup on Tuesday, discussing the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response…

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Alliance for Biosecurity applauds subcommittee efforts to sustain medical countermeasure funding

The Alliance for Biosecurity lauded the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday for recommending sustained funding…

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Battelle’s REBS system ready for deployment on Korean Peninsula

Battelle demonstrated on Friday that its new Resource Effective Bio-Identification System (REBS) can successfully perform all required functions, including the…

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Army awards Battelle $59 million for medical countermeasures against weaponized diseases

The U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense awarded Battelle a $59 million contract on Monday…

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Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense applauds legislation to establish national biodefense strategy

The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense on Wednesday applauded legislation advanced by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to…

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Avon Protection introduces new technology to combat CBRN threats

Avon Protection on Monday introduced new technology designed to combat chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats for first responders…

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BARDA orders bulk supply of Bavarian Nordic’s non-replicating smallpox vaccine

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…

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Energy and Commerce subcommittee examines U.S. biological threat preparedness

The Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Examining H.R. 3299, Strengthening Public Health Response Act”…

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HHS sponsors new point-of-care anthrax diagnostics test

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on…

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HHS study: Removing clothes, wiping with cloth removes 99 percent of contaminants

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a sponsored study on Tuesday that found that up to…

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