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Uzbekistan opens two new disease laboratories
Two new disease laboratories built with U.S. funding have opened in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Read More...
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Committee looks to conduct risk assessment of Frederick lab
A group formed to act as a liaison between the residents of Frederick County, Maryland, and the containment laboratories in the area has taken on its first challenge. Read More...
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Boston mayor Menino gives tour of BU biolab
Boston’s mayor Thomas M. Menino led a tour of a biolab at Boston University on Tuesday, accompanied by two dozen civil and neighborhood leaders, in an effort to allow them to better understand proposed...
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NWSCDD receives awards for outstanding national defense solutions
Employees with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division received awards on Tuesday for their outstanding achievements in the support of chemical, biological and radiological defense. Brian...
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University of Virginia initiates new biodefense program
The University of Virginia recently began its new Biodefense Research Training and Career Development Program. The initiative comes as a response to the U.S. National Institute for Allergy and...
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India establishes new BSL-4 laboratory in Pune
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Tuesday that the Indian Council of Medical Research established a biosafety level 4 laboratory in the Microbial Containment Complex of the...
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Contract awarded for utility plant at NBAF
The joint venture team of Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Building Cos., Inc., has been award an $80 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security to build the Central Utility Plant for...
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Jenkins: Budget confirms NBAF a priority
U.S. Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) recently commented on the inclusion of funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal. The...
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AnaptysBio awarded contract to develop anti-ricin antibodies
AnaptysBio, Inc., announced on Wednesday the receipt of a contract award from the U.S. government for the creation of highly thermostable anti-ricin antibodies to use in biodefense measures. AnaptysBio...
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ECBC Forensic Analytical Laboratory achieves top grade from OPCW
The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center’s Forensic Analytical Center announced on Wednesday that it received an “A” grade in an international proficiency test done by the Organization for the...
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Army breaks ground for bigger biodefense lab at Fort Detrick
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Kansas’ congressional delegation reviews biodefense lab progress
An agreement on developing a new federal biodefense lab in Kansas indicates that the facility will be built and will be safe, members of the state's congressional delegation said Oct. 8. Read More...
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Panel evaluates implementation of Project BioShield, procurement of vaccines
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Scholars argue for biodefense policy changes in new book
Biological warfare has shaped human conflict throughout history. But the deadly anthrax-letter mailings following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks presented Americans with a threat new and terrifying....
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Chemical weapon aware military paint research begins
Paint used to camouflage military vehicles by the United Kingdom could potentially become an enhanced method for protecting soldiers from chemical weapon attacks, researchers hope. Read More...
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Congressional commission says threat of bioterrorism not being addressed
An interim report by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism states that the United States has failed to address the threat of bioterrorism. Read...
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Consortium formed to create thermostable ricin vaccine
Soligenix, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company, has announced that is has formed a consortium to aid in developing thermostable technology to advance RiVax and other rapidly acting vaccines. Read...
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Dr. Steven Chatfield joins Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., as senior v.p.
Steven Chatfield, Ph.D., has been appointed senior vice president of biodefense by Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. Read More...
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Safety and simulation training begins at under-fire Boston University...
Safety and simulation training has begun on Boston University's Biosafety Level-4 laboratory even as the National Institutes of Health continues weighing the labs safety options. Read More...
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Study to be conducted on safety of proposed KSU agro-defense facility
Questions have been raised about the safety of Kansas State's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility with top safety experts telling citizens there is nothing to worry about. Read More...
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Missouri makes play for part of biodefense development industry
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has supported a proposal that would send millions of tax dollars to Missouri's biotechnology industry to allow it to keep pace with other states. Read More...
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More frequent screenings recommended for handlers of deadly pathogens
More frequent security screening has been recommended by a federal panel for researchers who handle the world's deadliest pathogens. Read More...
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Subcommittee recommends White House oversight for medical countermeasures
A subcommittee of the National Biodefense Science Board, has released a report calling for closer collaboration with private industry to improve the nation's medical defenses against biological,...
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Camber Corp. to provide Edgewood Chemical Biological Center with support...
The U.S. Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center has selected Camber Corp. to provide it with engineering, research and technology support services. Read More...
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DOJ closes case on 2001 anthrax attacks
The investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, the FBI and several other government agencies into the 2001 anthrax attacks in America has officially been closed. Read More...
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Committee finds Fort Detrick biocontainment labs not a threat
The National Research Council has released a report at Congress' behest that finds several problems in the U.S. Army's environmental impact statement for its expansion of Fort Detrick's bicontainment...
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BARDA gives notice to Advanced Life Sciences for Restanza funding proposal
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given notice to Advanced Life Sciences that an initial evaluation of the funding...
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Conn. blocks public health lab
The Connecticut State Bond Commission has blocked Governor M. Jodi Rell's plan for a new $70 million public health laboratory in Rocky Hill, which would allow for testing of anthrax and various other...
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Midwest Research Institute given CBRNE contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Midwest Research Institute with a contract to provide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive support services for the Edgewood Chemical...
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Texas A&M urges greater involvement in biotech
College Station, Texas, is fast becoming an integral part of the nation's rapid response for pandemic threats and a prime location for turning lab discoveries into marketable products. Read More...
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Public hears of plans for Rocky Hill lab
State Department of Public Health officials laid out a case to the public for the planned state-of-the-art lab they are planning to build in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Read More...
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U.S. hands over biosafety lab to Zimbabwe
A new, upgraded biosafety level 2+ laboratory has been handed of by the United States to Zimbabwe's Minister of Health, Dr. Henry Madzorera Read More...
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Rocky Hill lab funding approved
Connecticut's State Bond Commission has approved the proposed $70 million Rocky Hill public health laboratory despite public outcry from the future lab's neighbors. Read More...
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Galveston National Library ready to begin work
Officials with the Galveston National Library report that work is about to begin in earnest to develop vaccines to combat infectious diseases and bioterrorist threats. Read More...
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Work set to begin on new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security recently have released $40 million to allow work to begin on the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, which will be located on the campus of...
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University of Wyoming opens BSL-3 lab
A new $25 million biosafety level 3 laboratory has opened at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in order to diagnose diseases like plague and brucellosis and to develop vaccines for these potential...
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