---
title: "Biological"
description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member."
url: "https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/biological"
date: "2026-07-30T21:47:10+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---
Written on 30 June 2026.
## [Porton Down gets £580m to fight 'biological threats'](https://cbrneworld.com/news/porton-down-gets-gbp580m-to-fight-biological-threats)
Originally published by BBC News.
More than half a billion pounds will be invested in a new biological defence laboratory at a UK base.
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Written on 29 June 2026.
## [Joint Service Program Delivers Genetic Intelligence for the Modern Battlefield](https://cbrneworld.com/news/joint-service-program-delivers-genetic-intelligence-for-the-modern-battlefield)
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and multiple Army and Navy research commands, has advanced a new generation of DNA and RNA sequencing technology designed to quickly identify biological threats in the field.
The
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Written on 11 June 2026.
## [Man charged with producing ricin](https://cbrneworld.com/news/man-charged-with-producing-ricin)
A man from Greater Manchester, UK, has been charged with producing ricin.
Callum Browne, from Salford, has been charged under the 1996 Chemical
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Written on 10 June 2026.
## [ForgeFX Simulations and MRIGlobal Expand Access to U.S. Army Drone Pilot Training for Biological Threat Detection](https://cbrneworld.com/news/forgefx-simulations-and-mriglobal-expand-access-to-u-s-army-drone-pilot-training-for-biological-threat-detection)
[ForgeFX Simulations](https://pr.report/mbki) has been awarded a U.S. Army subcontract to expand access to its CBRN drone pilot training simulator, used to train Army Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) pilots to detect airborne biological threats. Under the program,
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Written on 08 June 2026.
## [Russia claims to have found proof of US-funded bioweapons program Involving Ukraine](https://cbrneworld.com/news/russia-claims-to-have-found-proof-of-us-funded-bioweapons-program-involving-ukraine)
In a story in Sputnik, it is reported that Russia's investigative committee has obtained evidence of the development of biological weapons of mass destruction involving Ukraine’s Health Ministry and funded by the United States, the agency’s official spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko
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Written on 30 March 2026.
## [Russia allocates 409 million rubles for the construction of national biosafety facilities](https://cbrneworld.com/news/russia-allocates-409-million-rubles-for-the-construction-of-national-biosafety-facilities)
Originally published by
The Russian government has ordered Rospotrebnadzor to allocate 409.1 million rubles from the federal budget in 2026 for two capital construction projects that
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/battelle-wins-93m-contract-to-boost-us-biodefense-biological-threat-readiness)
Written on 27 February 2026.
## [Battelle Wins $93M Contract to Boost US Biodefense, Biological Threat Readiness](https://cbrneworld.com/news/battelle-wins-93m-contract-to-boost-us-biodefense-biological-threat-readiness)
Battelle has been awarded the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP) 2.0 contract, becoming the sole awardee for this major ...
Written on 02 February 2026.
## [Las Vegas homeowner investigated for illicit biological lab linked to investigation in California](https://cbrneworld.com/news/las-vegas-homeowner-investigated-for-illicit-biological-lab-linked-to-investigation-in-california)
Originally published by [www.ktnv.com](http://www.ktnv.com)
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/mriglobal-proud-to-serve-as-prime-contractor-for-portable-biocontainment-unit)
Written on 30 June 2025.
## [MRIGlobal Proud to Serve as Prime Contractor for Portable Biocontainment Unit ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/mriglobal-proud-to-serve-as-prime-contractor-for-portable-biocontainment-unit)
MRIGlobal is proud to have served as prime contractor on development of two new Portable
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-discusses-the-eradication-of-smallpox-and-emphasizes-the-need-for-the-eu-to-prepare-for-a-changing-world)
Written on 16 May 2025.
## [SIGA discusses the eradication of smallpox and emphasizes the need for the EU to prepare for a changing world](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-discusses-the-eradication-of-smallpox-and-emphasizes-the-need-for-the-eu-to-prepare-for-a-changing-world)
SIGA recently published an article in The Parliament magazine talking about how as the EU develops its medical countermeasures and stockpiling strategy, it is vital to include both vaccines and antivirals to quickly respond to future outbreaks. SIGA explores why smallpox still poses a danger
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/devcom-cbc-chemring-sign-patent-agreement-for-tacbio-r-2-biosensor)
Written on 09 May 2025.
## [DEVCOM CBC, Chemring Sign Patent Agreement for TACBIO® 2 Biosensor](https://cbrneworld.com/news/devcom-cbc-chemring-sign-patent-agreement-for-tacbio-r-2-biosensor)
The U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) formally signed a non-exclusive license agreement with Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems (CSES) Inc., on
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/jpeo-cbrnd-successfully-fulfills-first-year-of-annual-procurement-requirement-for-biothrax-r-anthrax-vaccine-adsorbed)
Written on 05 August 2024.
## [JPEO-CBRND Successfully Fulfills First Year of Annual Procurement Requirement for BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/jpeo-cbrnd-successfully-fulfills-first-year-of-annual-procurement-requirement-for-biothrax-r-anthrax-vaccine-adsorbed)
On July 24, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) fulfilled the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 delivery of 626,870 doses of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for anthrax disease. This marks the completion of
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/letter-sent-to-french-minister-tests-positive-for-plague)
Written on 29 July 2024.
## [Letter sent to French minister tests positive for Plague!](https://cbrneworld.com/news/letter-sent-to-french-minister-tests-positive-for-plague)
French police are investigating a suspicious letter sent to the interior minister that tested positive for yersinia pestis.
The letter, unstamped, and with undisclosed “inscriptions” on the back, roused suspicions among workers. Inside, they discovered a black powder and a letter
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cdcs-test-for-bird-flu-works-but-has-issues)
Written on 29 July 2024.
## [CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues.](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cdcs-test-for-bird-flu-works-but-has-issues)
Originally published by Medpage Today.
The CDC says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn't harmed the agency's outbreak response, but it has ignited scrutiny of its go-it-alone approach in testing for emerging pathogens.
The agency has quietly worked since April to resolve a
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/an-unusual-number-of-suspected-cases-of-plague-with-significant-fatality-in-drc)
Written on 25 March 2024.
## [An unusual number of suspected cases of plague with significant fatality in DRC](https://cbrneworld.com/news/an-unusual-number-of-suspected-cases-of-plague-with-significant-fatality-in-drc)
Originally published by Robert Herriman in [Outbreak News Today](https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/).
Plague is endemic in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where cases are regularly reported in some health zones
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/barda-preclinical-testing-services-for-botulinum-neurotoxin-therapeutics)
Written on 12 February 2024.
## [BARDA Preclinical Testing Services for Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapeutics](https://cbrneworld.com/news/barda-preclinical-testing-services-for-botulinum-neurotoxin-therapeutics)
One of the challenges faced by many early academic and small business research partners is the cost associated with demonstrating a therapeutic candidate’s effectiveness in relevant efficacy models. BARDA invites researchers to submit proposals to the Botulinum Neurotoxin (BoNT) Candidate
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/?view=article&id=3159:current-artificial-intelligence-does-not-meaningfully-increase-risk-of-a-biological-weapons-attack&catid=2)
Written on 30 January 2024.
## [Current Artificial Intelligence Does Not Meaningfully Increase Risk of a Biological Weapons Attack](https://cbrneworld.com/?view=article&id=3159:current-artificial-intelligence-does-not-meaningfully-increase-risk-of-a-biological-weapons-attack&catid=2)
Originally published by RAND
The current generation of large language models (LLMs)—a form of artificial intelligence (AI)—do not increase the risk of a biological weapons attack by a non-state actor, according to new RAND ...
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/interesting-article-on-lais-and-pathogen-escapes-from-the-bulletin)
Written on 11 January 2024.
## [Interesting article on LAIs and pathogen escapes from The Bulletin](https://cbrneworld.com/news/interesting-article-on-lais-and-pathogen-escapes-from-the-bulletin)
[A new study reports 309 lab acquired infections and 16 pathogen lab](https://thebulletin.org/2023/12/a-new-study-reports-309-lab-acquired-infections-and-16-pathogen-lab-escapes-between-2000-and-2021/)
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/barda-selects-management-firm-for-new-biopharmaceutical-manufacturing-preparedness-consortium)
Written on 10 January 2024.
## [BARDA selects management firm for new Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium](https://cbrneworld.com/news/barda-selects-management-firm-for-new-biopharmaceutical-manufacturing-preparedness-consortium)
BARDA has selected Advanced Technology International (ATI) as the new Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium (BioMaP-Consortium) management firm. The BioMaP-Consortium is a new 10-year program to improve domestic capabilities to manufacture and deliver vital medical
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/first-light-diagnostics-receives-fda-clearance-for-its-rapid-b-anthracis-toxin-test-on-the-multipath-analyzer)
Written on 19 December 2023.
## [First Light Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for its Rapid B. anthracis Toxin Test on the MultiPath Analyzer](https://cbrneworld.com/news/first-light-diagnostics-receives-fda-clearance-for-its-rapid-b-anthracis-toxin-test-on-the-multipath-analyzer)
First Light Diagnostics announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its SensiTox® *B. anthracis* Toxin Test to be marketed in the U.S.
*B. anthracis*, the agent that causes anthrax, is a top biodefense concern due to the ease of widespread
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/sovereign-capability-at-scale)
Written on 27 September 2023.
## [Sovereign Capability at Scale](https://cbrneworld.com/news/sovereign-capability-at-scale)
A national team of experts will advance an innovative biopolymer particle-based platform technology to develop vaccine candidates to protect against biowarfare threats including Q Fever, tularaemia, and melioidosis.
Health Security Systems Australia (HSSA) is engaging with leading
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/airanaculus-awarded-defense-department-contract-for-system-to-predict-personnel-exposure-to-chemical-and-biological-threats)
Written on 26 September 2023.
## [AiRANACULUS Awarded Defense Department Contract for System to Predict Personnel Exposure to Chemical and Biological Threats](https://cbrneworld.com/news/airanaculus-awarded-defense-department-contract-for-system-to-predict-personnel-exposure-to-chemical-and-biological-threats)
AI Platform Will Alert Warfighters of Probable Exposure Before Symptoms Emerge
AiRANACULUS®, a private, Massachusetts-based technology company providing state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solutions, announced that it has received a U.S.
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Written on 21 August 2023.
## [Voronezh Region declares emergency over anthrax outbreak](https://cbrneworld.com/news/voronezh-region-declares-emergency-over-anthrax-outbreak)
The Russian region of Voronezh has declared an emergency over a recent anthrax outbreak. One person has been diagnosed with anthrax, presumably cutaneous, as it was contracted from the carcass of an infected animal.
The governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, declared a
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pushing-back-against-viruses-with-pandemic-potential)
Written on 21 August 2023.
## [Pushing back against viruses with pandemic potential](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pushing-back-against-viruses-with-pandemic-potential)
.Health Security Systems Australia (HSSA) is working with experts at the University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), The University of Queensland’s National Biologics Facility, and industry partner Biointelect Pty Ltd to develop a novel
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/emergent-biosolutions-receives-u-s-fda-approval-of-cyfendus-a-two-dose-anthrax-vaccine-for-post-exposure-prophylaxis-use)
Written on 21 July 2023.
## [Emergent BioSolutions receives U.S. FDA approval of CYFENDUS. a two-dose anthrax vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis use](https://cbrneworld.com/news/emergent-biosolutions-receives-u-s-fda-approval-of-cyfendus-a-two-dose-anthrax-vaccine-for-post-exposure-prophylaxis-use)
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced on July 20, 2023 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CYFENDUS™ (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted), previously known as AV7909, for post-exposure prophylaxis of disease following suspected or confirmed exposure
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Written on 13 July 2023.
## [Evotec Biologics awarded second contract from DOD under accelerated antibodies program](https://cbrneworld.com/news/evotec-biologics-awarded-second-contract-from-dod-under-accelerated-antibodies-program)
Evotec SE recently announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) has awarded Evotec’s Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics, Inc. a contract valued up to $ 74 m for the rapid development of monoclonal antibody (“mAb”)-based drug product prototypes targeting
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Written on 03 July 2023.
## [Wuhan clan: we finally know the identity of the scientists in the lab linked to Covid](https://cbrneworld.com/news/wuhan-clan-we-finally-know-the-identity-of-the-scientists-in-the-lab-linked-to-covid)
Originally published in The Spectator (printed in full because we think it deserves to be known!)
That a pandemic caused by a bat coronavirus started in the city with the world’s largest programme of research into bat coronaviruses was always intriguing. That among the first people to
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/poorly-understood-environmental-trends-could-become-tomorrow-s-security-threats)
Written on 04 April 2023.
## [Poorly understood environmental trends could become tomorrow’s security threats ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/poorly-understood-environmental-trends-could-become-tomorrow-s-security-threats)
**(Stockholm, 4 April 2023) There is an urgent need to understand how a range of emerging ecological challenges could trigger catastrophic instability and insecurity, argues a new report published today by SIPRI.**
*Five Urgent Questions on Ecological Security*
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pascale-ferrier-pleads-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters)
Written on 26 January 2023.
## [Pascale Ferrier pleads guilty to sending Ricin laced letters](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pascale-ferrier-pleads-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters)
Pascale Ferrier, of Quebec, has plead guilty to sending a threatening letter containing ricin to Donald Trump at the White House when he was president.
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/german-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-planning-chemical-attack)
Written on 09 January 2023.
## [German police arrest man suspected of planning chemical attack](https://cbrneworld.com/news/german-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-planning-chemical-attack)
On Sunday January 8th, news emerged that police in Germany had arrested a 32 year old Iranian man on suspicion of planning a terrorist act.
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/emergent-biosolutions-receives-department-of-defense-award-to-evaluate-chikungunya-vaccine-candidate-in-post-approval-field-efficacy-study-using-model-guided-approach)
Written on 18 November 2022.
## [Emergent BioSolutions Receives Department of Defense Award to Evaluate Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate in Post-Approval Field Efficacy Study Using Model-Guided Approach](https://cbrneworld.com/news/emergent-biosolutions-receives-department-of-defense-award-to-evaluate-chikungunya-vaccine-candidate-in-post-approval-field-efficacy-study-using-model-guided-approach)
orginally published by
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today a research award by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) to evaluate
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/evotec-biologics-awarded-contract-from-u-s-department-of-defense-under-accelerated-antibodies-program)
Written on 27 September 2022.
## [Evotec Biologics awarded contract from U.S. Department of Defense under accelerated antibodies program](https://cbrneworld.com/news/evotec-biologics-awarded-contract-from-u-s-department-of-defense-under-accelerated-antibodies-program)
Evotec SE have announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) has awarded Evotec’s Seattle-based subsidiary, Just – Evotec Biologics, Inc. a contract valued up to $ 49.9 m for the rapid development of monoclonal antibody (“mAb”)-based drug product prototypes targeting plague. Plague, an
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-announces-barda-exercise-of-procurement-options-valued-at-approximately-26-million-for-iv-tpoxx)
Written on 09 August 2022.
## [SIGA Announces BARDA Exercise of Procurement Options Valued at Approximately $26 Million for IV TPOXX](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-announces-barda-exercise-of-procurement-options-valued-at-approximately-26-million-for-iv-tpoxx)
SIGA Technologies, Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced the exercise of procurement options under its 75A50118C00019 (19C) contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the delivery to the U.S. government of intravenous (IV) formulation of
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/newly-identified-compound-binds-to-shiga-toxin-to-reduce-its-toxicity)
Written on 09 August 2022.
## [Newly Identified Compound Binds to Shiga Toxin to Reduce its Toxicity](https://cbrneworld.com/news/newly-identified-compound-binds-to-shiga-toxin-to-reduce-its-toxicity)
Infection from the enterohemorrhagic *E. coli* (EHEC) can cause bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal cramps in humans. This is due to the presence of a deadly toxin called “Shiga toxin” (Stx) produced by EHEC. Researchers from Japan have now discovered a compound that binds to and
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/detectachem-md-bio-introduce-assay-for-monkeypox-detection)
Written on 04 August 2022.
## [DetectaChem/MD-Bio Introduce Assay for Monkeypox Detection](https://cbrneworld.com/news/detectachem-md-bio-introduce-assay-for-monkeypox-detection)
DetectaChem and its subsidiary MD-Bio, the global leaders in innovative threat detection solutions used extensively by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Homeland Security, law enforcement, first responders and public health agencies around the world, today announce the launch of their MD-Bio
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Written on 26 July 2022.
## [Fastox to present its long-lasting botulinum toxin LAST technology at the TOXINS 2022 6th International Conference.](https://cbrneworld.com/news/fastox-to-present-its-long-lasting-botulinum-toxin-last-technology-at-the-toxins-2022-6th-international-conference)
Swiss biotech Fastox Pharma will present for the first time its groundbreaking long-lasting botulinum toxin LAST technology at the leading conference on neurotoxins from July 27thto July 30th in New Orleans, USA.
Fastox has discovered that combining botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) with
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/30-small-businesses-awarded-4-5m-for-homeland-security-r-d)
Written on 04 July 2022.
## [30 Small Businesses Awarded $4.5M for Homeland Security R&D](https://cbrneworld.com/news/30-small-businesses-awarded-4-5m-for-homeland-security-r-d)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [Science and Technology Directorate](https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology) (S&T) awarded a total of $4,479,195.95 in competitive research contracts to 30 small businesses across the United
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/french-defense-innovation-agency-investigates-the-use-of-dna-script-s-syntax-system-to-synthesize-custom-qpcr-probes-for-on-demand-detection-of-biothreats)
Written on 28 June 2022.
## [French Defense Innovation Agency Investigates the Use of DNA Script’s SYNTAX System to Synthesize Custom qPCR Probes for On-demand Detection of Biothreats](https://cbrneworld.com/news/french-defense-innovation-agency-investigates-the-use-of-dna-script-s-syntax-system-to-synthesize-custom-qpcr-probes-for-on-demand-detection-of-biothreats)
DNA Script, a world leader in Enzymatic DNA Synthesis (EDS) for DNA on demand, has announced the first successful qPCR assays using primers and probes synthesized by a customer via enzymatic synthesis using the company’s [... ](https://www.dnascript.com/products/syntax/)
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/national-indent-declared-in-uk-polio-in-wastewater)
Written on 23 June 2022.
## [National Incident declared in UK. Polio in wastewater. ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/national-indent-declared-in-uk-polio-in-wastewater)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident after routine surveillance of wastewater in north and east [London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london) found
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/monkeypox-vaccinations-expanded)
Written on 21 June 2022.
## [Monkeypox vaccinations expanded](https://cbrneworld.com/news/monkeypox-vaccinations-expanded)
The UK Health Security Agency has announced today it recommends offering the smallpox vaccine Imvanex, which is shown to be effective against monkeypox, to those considered to be at higher risk of exposure.
Anyone can contract monkeypox, but ...
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/teledyne-flir-defense-launches-muve-b330-drone-payload-for-remote-bio-hazard-detection)
Written on 14 June 2022.
## [Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches MUVE B330 Drone Payload for Remote Bio-Hazard Detection](https://cbrneworld.com/news/teledyne-flir-defense-launches-muve-b330-drone-payload-for-remote-bio-hazard-detection)
Teledyne FLIR Defense announced today at Eurosatory the launch of its new MUVE™ B330 drone payload that can be used to detect deadly biological agents and other airborne biohazards.
The [MUVE](https://www.flir.co.uk/products/muve-b330/)
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/top-of-the-pox)
Written on 25 May 2022.
## [Top of the pox](https://cbrneworld.com/news/top-of-the-pox)
A story that is hard to miss, and is being reported on globally, is that of the current Monkeypox outbreak.
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/ecdc-presents-monkeypox-response-options-as-eight-eu-eea-countries-report-cases)
Written on 23 May 2022.
## [ECDC presents Monkeypox response options, as eight EU/EEA countries report cases](https://cbrneworld.com/news/ecdc-presents-monkeypox-response-options-as-eight-eu-eea-countries-report-cases)
In a ...
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/chimerix-announces-sale-of-tembexa-to-emergent-biosolutions)
Written on 23 May 2022.
## [Chimerix Announces Sale of TEMBEXA to Emergent BioSolutions](https://cbrneworld.com/news/chimerix-announces-sale-of-tembexa-to-emergent-biosolutions)
Chimerix, a biopharmaceutical company whose mission it is to develop medicines that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases, today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement with Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (Emergent) to acquire its exclusive
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-receives-fda-approval-for-iv-formulation-of-tpoxx)
Written on 23 May 2022.
## [SIGA Receives FDA approval for IV Formulation of TPOXX](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-receives-fda-approval-for-iv-formulation-of-tpoxx)
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous (IV) formulation of TPOXX for the treatment of smallpox. The IV formulation is an important
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/bioflyte-raises-6-1m-in-series-a-financing-to-advance-biothreat-detection-technology-2)
Written on 09 May 2022.
## [BioFlyte Raises $6.1M in Series A Financing to Advance Biothreat Detection Technology](https://cbrneworld.com/news/bioflyte-raises-6-1m-in-series-a-financing-to-advance-biothreat-detection-technology-2)
BioFlyte, a biodetection company with a revolutionary new class of fieldable biological threat collection, detection, and identification solutions, today announced that it raised $6.1M in new financing led by Cottonwood Technology Fund with additional funding from existing
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/?view=article&id=2369:heat-biologics-nighthawk-biosciences-completes-acquisition-of-elusys-therapeutics&catid=2)
Written on 21 April 2022.
## [Heat Biologics (“NightHawk Biosciences”) Completes Acquisition of Elusys Therapeutics](https://cbrneworld.com/?view=article&id=2369:heat-biologics-nighthawk-biosciences-completes-acquisition-of-elusys-therapeutics&catid=2)
**Heat Biologics,** **Inc.**(to be renamed “NightHawk Biosciences”), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on developing first-in-class therapies to modulate the immune system, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Elusys
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/wearable-air-sampler-detects-personal-exposure-to-sars-cov-2)
Written on 26 January 2022.
## [Wearable Air Sampler Detects Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2](https://cbrneworld.com/news/wearable-air-sampler-detects-personal-exposure-to-sars-cov-2)
Originally published by Yale School of Health
Masks, physical distancing, good hygiene, and ventilation can help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in public places. But even when these measures are taken, scientists have sometimes detected SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lab-researchers-and-collaborators-to-develop-new-vaccine-against-three-biothreat-pathogens)
Written on 19 January 2022.
## [Lab researchers and collaborators to develop new vaccine against three biothreat pathogens](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lab-researchers-and-collaborators-to-develop-new-vaccine-against-three-biothreat-pathogens)
Scientists from [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory](https://www.llnl.gov/) (LLNL) and three other institutions are seeking to develop a multi-pathogen vaccine that will protect against three bacterial biothreat pathogens.
Written on 21 December 2021.
## [Top Experts Release Handbook for Ending Catastrophic Biological Risks ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/top-experts-release-handbook-for-ending-catastrophic-biological-risks)
In a time of daily confusion in the public discourse on the current pandemic, the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), is releasing ...
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