NTI is Helping Local Decision-Makers Respond to COVID in their Communities
NTI, working with three major partners and a slew of experts from around the country, have launched ...
University of Manchester is 3D printing safety equipment for front-line NHS workers
The University of Manchester is repurposing specialised equipment across its campus to help produce safety equipment for NHS workers battling COVID-19 in an attempt to help reduce the critical demand across the region.
In a combined effort with other universities, including Salford and
...U.S. Government Extends Bechtel Contract for Chemical Weapons Destruction
The United States government has formally added three years to the current Bechtel contract to destroy 2,600 tons of surplus chemical weapons stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado, adding provisions to accelerate the destruction to meet commitments to Congress and
...Online Product Demonstrations from Argon
COVID-19 is causing many changes in employment and operational practices across the world, which is resulting in how Argon will be communicating with their customers for product demonstrations.
In an effort to ensure they can continue to supprort individuals and agencies Argon will be
...SwRI receives $9.9 million to develop nerve agent antidote
Southwest Research Institute has received funding from the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) administered by Advanced Technology International to develop a nerve agent antidote for emergency use on the battlefield or to protect public health.
The use of nerve agents continues to be
...PharmaJet Receives Award to Support Next-Generation Needle-free Delivery Devices
PharmaJet, the maker of innovative, needle-free injection technology, announced that it received a $9.6 million dollar contract award from the Joint Science and Technology Office of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency
...Nobio and Supergum to Prototype and Test Protective Face Masks Against Viruses
Nobio Ltd. and Supergum (1983) Ltd. today announced an agreement to rapidly prototype and test an antiviral protective mask, combining
...More Radioactive Substances Found at Jakarta Housing Complex
In a follow up to the story we posted on March 2nd the National Police’s criminal investigation department (Bareskrim) in Jakarta have discovered more radioactive materials at the Batan Indah housing complex, one month after authorities made a similar discovery in the same residential
...DOD Awards Contracts for Development of a Mobile Microreactor
The Department of Defense has awarded three teams, BWX Technologies, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia; Westinghouse Government Services, Washington, D.C.; and X-energy, LLC, Greenbelt, Maryland; contracts to each begin design work on a mobile nuclear reactor prototype under a Strategic Capabilities
...PCAPP Reaches Half Way Mark
It was announced on February 26th that the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has reached the half way mark, and has destroyed 50% of the obsolete chemical munitions stored at Pueblo Chemical Depot.
50% equates to around 220,000 munitions,
...Snapshot: Assessing Respirators for The Coast Guard Special Ops
From Department of Homeland Security S&T news
The U.S. Coast Guard is
...Block MEMS Awarded Phase III of $15.1 Million IARPA Contract to Detect Explosives, Drugs and other Threats
Block MEMS, LLC (Block) has been selected for Phase III of an Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) program for the standoff detection of trace and bulk quantities of drugs such as fentanyl, explosives, chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic chemicals. Block is the only
...Elmon Release CBRN Suit
Elmon is a leading manufacture of Ballistic (bulletproof) protection. For the last five years Elmon have been working on developing and adding CBRN suits to be included with its products, and are proud about the launching their very own CBRN protection suite with respirator,
...BGCAPP Begins Sarin Destruction
Last week full scale destruction of munitions containing Sarin began at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Candace Coyle, Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant site project manager commented “This is another major milestone toward eliminating the total chemical weapons stockpile
...CBRN Training in Vietnam
Source: Kênh Truyền hình Quốc phòng Việt Nam - National Defense Television Channel of Vietnam
A few weeks ago the Chemical Corps of the People's Army of Vietnam & local militia carried out a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) training exercise in
...Cyanide Autoinjector Development
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning.
Under the grant, researchers from the
...BARDA Procures NexoBrid for Emergency Response
MediWound Ltd. and its U.S. commercial partner Vericel Corporation have announced that BARDA has begun procuring NexoBrid for emergency stockpile as part of the HHS mission to build national preparedness for public
...INFICON Celebrates 50 Years of Advancing Innovation
INFICON is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a developer and manufacturer of world-class instruments for gas analysis, measurement and control. Since 1969, INFICON has been part of the worldwide high-technology community and a leading provider of
...World Uranium Bank Officially Open
On December 10 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recived the second, and last, shipment of low-enriched uranium (LEU) at a purpose-built facility in Kazakhstan housing the IAEA LEU Bank, a purpose built facility to provide assurance to countries about the supply of nuclear
...Iran Testing New Uranium Enrichment Centrifuges
According to the Iranian state run news agency, IRNA, President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is working on the development, and testing, of new, advanced uranium enrichment generators. If true, this is a move that appears to violate the the landmark nuclear agreement Tehran
...Paratek Awarded BARDA Project BioShield Contract for NUZYRA
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, has announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR),
...Emergex Vaccine Candidate for Francisella Tularensis
Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited (‘Emergex’), a biotechnology company developing set-point vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases, has announced the successful completion of the first step in the development of a candidate vaccine for the Gram-negative intracellular
...Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) Updates
REMM has recently announced updates to the web site (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) from HHS/ASPR and NIH/NLM. This update, the first since March 2019, again includes the option to download REMM to your desktop.
REMM now has more than 456 web pages. We have also added
Soligenix Initiates Clinical Trial Ricin Toxin Vaccine
Soligenix, Inc. has announced that it has opened the study titled "A Phase 1C, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the
Safety of RiVax,
Rapiscan Systems RTT 110 achieves ECAC 3.1 performance standard for EDS systems
Rapiscan is pleased to announce that the RTT110 Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) has been tested by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) and has achieved the ECAC 3.1 performance standard for EDS. This is currently the highest testing standard used by ECAC for EDS systems in
...FLIR MUVE C360 Wins 2019 ASTORS Homeland Security Award for ‘Best CBRNE Detection Solution’
On November 20, 2019, American Security Today (AST) announced the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award’ winners for outstanding product development and innovative technologies that are mission-ready for critical security applications. We’re proud to report the FLIR MUVE™ C360 won a Platinum
...NTI Releases Assessment of New Russian Nuclear Weapon Delivery Systems
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has released the first detailed, exclusively open-source assessment of the five new nuclear weapon systems announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, alongside a new analysis underscoring the need to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
...ENCIRCLE Project Poll
As part of the European Commission project ENCIRCLE we are currently going through the CBRNe needs and gaps prioritisation process which will be an input for the CBRN topics for the H2020 Security Call next year and would like to encourage our European readers to provide your views.
SIGA Announces Canadian Release of the Advanced Contract Award Notice to Support Regulatory Filing for Oral TPOXX
SIGA Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Canadian Department of National Defence (CDND) has issued an advanced contract award notice (ACAN), indicating that it intends to award a contract to fund regulatory filing with Health Canada for approval of oral TPOXX®.
...A Continuing Resolution Could Hurt America's Nuclear Weapons Modernization
A long-term continuing resolution (a type of appropriations legislation) will result in delays for modernizing America’s nuclear warheads, while putting at risk an already challenging plan to build plutonium pits needed for the next generation of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles,
...Pentagon Presses for Access to Special EU Defense Projects
David Norquist, the U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary, has said that American Defense firms should not be cut out of European Union programs to strengthen its industrial base, such as the European Defence Fund and the Permanent Structured Cooperation program.
Speaking at the
...Registration open for the 23rd International Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) Conference hosted by Dstl
The two-day Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) conference supports the global effort to eliminate chemical weapons and fosters co-operation through the exchange of information and ideas relating to safe disposal.
The next CWD Conference will be held in May 2020, London. In addition
...Valuable Insights from TRACIE
Back in July we announced the arrival of TRACIE, the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange from HHS ASPR.
Part of the TRACIE initiative is to provide valuable tools and information in the form of newsletters, one of which is The
...Bringing the HEAT
Story from Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK)
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance ( BBK ), in close cooperation with the Robert Koch Institute ( RKI ), carried out an exclusive Hostile Environment Awareness
...Avon Protection General Service Respirator now in service with UK MOD
Avon Protection is pleased to announce that the UK MOD General Service Respirator (‘GSR’) is now in production and work has begun to deliver the first order.
Avon Protection was awarded the 5-year contract to resupply and in-service support for the GSR in February 2018. After a year of
...CEHC to Launch Center for Advanced Red Teaming (CART)
Historically, independent “red team” groups have been used by the U.S. military to test how well our armed forces can withstand attacks from adversaries. But, today, the tactic is evolving, with red teams using their skills and expertise to understand adversarial behavior and test security
...Kromek CEO Dr Arnab Basu Wins National Institute of Directors Award
Dr Arnab Basu, chief executive at Kromek Group, picked up the Innovation accolade at the national final of the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Director of the Year Awards. His triumph follows success in the same category at the IoD’s Yorkshire and North East heat earlier this year.
Dr
...Terror Group Plans Suicide Attacks with Abrin Bombs
Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or JAD, an Islamic State-affiliated terror group based in Indonesia, has been making bombs using not only
...Florida woman arrested with pipe bombs in her bedroom
Acting on a tip from her parents, Tampa Bay area authorities said Friday they arrested a 27-year-old woman obsessed with the Columbine and Oklahoma City mass killings and discovered pipe bombs, weapons and bomb making materials in her bedroom.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad
...HHS Explores Lung-on-a-Chip Technology in Developing Chemical Injury Treatments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support tests of organ-on-a-chip technology to determine how it can be used to understand injuries caused by inhaled chlorine gas, a potential national security threat, and to develop treatments for those injuries.
The
...S&T Assesses Portable Instruments That Help First Responders Identify Unknown Chemicals
First responders arrive first on the scene when disaster strikes or terrorists attack. They often encounter dangerous conditions like smoke and chemicals. To best help in situations like these, they need to know the chemical substances present onsite. This is where analytical field instruments
...SIGA Completes Clinical Studies for IV Formulation of TPOXX, NDA to be Submitted in 2020
SIGA Technologies, Inc. announced on October 3rd that it has reached concurrence with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that no further clinical studies will be required for the IV formulation of TPOXX (tecovirimat), and SIGA anticipates filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for this
...JPEO-CBRND Streamlines Organization To Meet Warfighter Needs
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) recently reorganized to a portfolio-based structure to focus on CBRN Protection, Medical and Sensors. These core focus areas contribute to building a more lethal force, a priority in the
...U.S. Army Awards $35.1 Million Contract to FLIR Systems for New Chemical Agent Disclosure Spray
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today it has won an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $35.1 million with the United States Army to deliver a new version of the company’s Agentase™ C2 chemical agent disclosure spray to detect sulfur mustard, a
...Airboss Wins DOD Contract for CBRN Overboot
AirBoss of America Corp. today announced that AirBoss Defense has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for the manufacture and sale of up to 600,000 pairs of Molded CBRN Lightweight Overboots (MALO). The contract is expected
...MCDC Award $20 Million Contract for Development of Auto-Injector
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced on September 25th that it has been awarded approximately $20 million to develop and manufacture an auto-injector containing diazepam (5 mg/mL) to treat nerve agent-induced seizures. Emergent’s device is being designed for intramuscular
...Biofactura Awarded $67.4 Million to Develop Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic
BioFactura, Inc. announced on September 26th a contract awarded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) valued at up to $67.4 million for the advanced development of its Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic as a potential medical countermeasure (MCM) for the treatment
...Terror Organisation Claims Responsibility for Chemical Factory Explosion
Friday September 20th saw reports that a terrror organisation affiliated with the The Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as PKK, has claimed responsibility for a fire and explosion at a chemical factory in Istanbul on September 18th.
Bertin Announce 2 Newcomers for Biological Threat Sampling
Bertin’s teams are proud to announce the release of 2 new air sampling equipment for biological air monitoring or biological recognition missions:
– The Coriolis Compact: dry cyclonic collector intended for air monitoring in a biological threat context.
– The Coriolis Nano:
...LLNL Nerve Agent Antidote Shows Great Potential
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been working with live agent, supercomputers, and accelerated mass spectrometry, to develop a new nerve agent antidote, namely LLNL-02.
Their work has been showing great promise, and with somw refinement of
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