Teledyne FLIR announced it has won a development contract worth up to $15.7 million with the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint Science and Technology Office (DTRA JSTO) to develop novel battlefield threat mapping and visualization tools. The technology will allow the capability to digitally map hazardous material threats from...
United States Government Accountability Office has released a technology assessment to congressional committees on vaccine development capabilities and challenges for addressing infectious diseases. The full report can be found here https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/717636.pdf
Vials labeled as "Smallpox" that were found in a Pennsylvania vaccine research facility's freezer did not contain the virus that causes smallpox infection, the Tthe CDC has said. They found that the vials actually contain "vaccinia, the virus used in smallpox vaccine," rather than the variola virus that can cause...
Metrohm is excited to announce the opening of a new office in New Jersey. The new facility will house development, Metrohm is excited to announce the opening of a new office in New Jersey. The new facility will house development, production and manufacturing space for Metrohm Group companies Innovative Photonic...
Avon Protection were delighted to pick up an award at The Plastics Industry Awards event on 2nd December for the Best International Industrial Product Design 2021 for the CH15 Compact CBRN Escape Hood.
Now in its 20th year, the Plastics Industry Awards is the forum for recognising and rewarding excellence...
David Finlay, whose new book Coronadiary identifies that the COVID response was hindered by a lack of training for Ministers in core decision making skills and a failure to react to previous warnings to improve skills within government, calls for Ministers to receive professional training relevant to the responsibilities they...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands–19 November 2021–The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) discussed recent scientific and technological advances relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) during its Thirty-Third Session held from 15 to 18 November.
Opening the online meeting, OPCW’s Director-General,
According to recent reports, frozen vials labelled Smallpox have been found in a facility in Pensylvannia. Various news sources are reporting that 15 vials were "incidentally discovered" by a lab worker a Merck facility, 5 are labelled smallpox and the rest labelled vaccinia. The lab worker was wearing PPE, the contents of...
Heat Biologics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing first-in-class therapies to modulate the immune system, today unveiled its new RapidVax® cellular vaccine platform at the 2021 World Antiviral Congress. RapidVax is designed as a rapid programmable vaccine to target a comprehensive range of emerging biological threats. Heat is showcasing a poster presentation highlighting...
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program released 11 topics for the new Small Business innovation Research (SBIR) 22.1 Pre-solicitation. During this period, small businesses can review topics and ask clarifying technical questions regarding the topic requirements.
Argon Electronics is proud to have launched a training simulator for the SVG2 RadiacMeter made by Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thanks to the close partnership between the two companies, the look, feel, and response of the SVG-2 SIM simulation training system, which includes the SVG-2 SIM survey meter simulator and the...
The world's first EW system to detect and disrupt multiple threats simultaneously
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is excited to unveil the Scorpius family of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. Scorpius is the first electronic warfare (EW) system in the world capable of simultaneously targeting multiple threats, across frequencies and in different...
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