Top of the pox
A story that is hard to miss, and is being reported on globally, is that of the current Monkeypox outbreak.
ECDC presents Monkeypox response options, as eight EU/EEA countries report cases
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Tampered champers
The Dutch food safety body, NVWA, has issued a warning about three-litre bottles of Moët & Chandon Ice Imperial champagne following a second incident that has sickened people. It appears the bottles in question may be spiked with high doses of MDMA.
In Germany, in
...Liberty Defense Signs Canada’s Largest Airport to Test AI Security Detection System
Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd.a leading technology provider of threat detection solutions for concealed weapons, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”) to
...RedWave Technology Announces First Slate of International Partners
Published in Firehouse
After a year of unprecedented domestic demand for RedWave Technology’s chemical threat detection products, RedWave has announced its plans to rapidly expand into international markets effective immediately.
Jon Frattaroli, RedWave Technology’s CEO, stated,
...Suspected drone attack in Abu Dhabi kills 3, wounds 6
Emirati police say a suspected drone attack may have sparked an explosion that engulfed three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport that killed three people and wounded six.
A suspected drone attack by Houthi rebels targeting a key
...Lab researchers and collaborators to develop new vaccine against three biothreat pathogens
Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and three other institutions are seeking to develop a multi-pathogen vaccine that will protect against three bacterial biothreat pathogens.
CISA Resilience Series Graphic Novels
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a series of grpahic novels about disinformation, with the aim of communicating the dangers and risks associated with dis- and misinformation through fictional stories that
...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
Belarus president offers to host Russian nuclear weapons
Published in abc News
The longtime president of Belarus said Tuesday that his country would be ready to host Russian nuclear weapons if NATO moves U.S. atomic bombs from Germany to Eastern Europe.
In an interview, President Alexander Lukashenko also said for the first time
...South Korea develops technology for early, real-time chemical agent detection
South Korea has developed a homegrown technology for early, real-time detection of chemical weapons, its state-run arms development agency said Wednesday.
Teledyne FLIR Wins Contract to Develop Augmented Reality Technology that Displays Chem-Bio Threats
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
...AVON CH15 wins design award
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.
Heat Biologics Unveils RapidVax
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
...Smiths Detection confirms BioFlash detects airborne SARS-CoV-2 variants including Delta and Delta plus
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today confirms that its air sampler, BioFlash, can detect SARS-CoV-2 variants including the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7), Beta variant (B.1.351), Gamma variant (P.1), the Kappa variant (B1.617.1), Delta
...LexaGene Enters into Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with US DEVCOM
LexaGene Holdings, Inc. a molecular diagnostics company developing automated rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing solutions for veterinary diagnostics and biopharmaceutical
...Forensic examination of Wuhan Institute of Virology COVID-19 patient specimens from December 2019 reveals extensive laboratory contamination
Physician-Scientist Steven Quay and a group of international scientists have published a paper, available here, regarding the contamination of Covid-19 patient samples at the Wuhan
...DHS CWMD Awards $6.7M Contract for U.S. Coast Guard Radiological and Nuclear Threat Detection Equipment
The Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) has awarded a $6.7M task order to procure 2,364 Polimaster next-generation personal radiation detectors (PRDs) for the U.S. Coast Guard.
CDC Stands Up New Disease Forecasting Center
On August 18th the CDC announced a new center designed to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision making. Once established, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics will bring together next-generation public health data, expert disease
...Heat Biologics Announces Formation of Biothreat Advisory Board
Heat Biologics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing first-in-class therapies to modulate the immune system, announces it has commenced development of a new biosecurity/biodefense initiative. The Company also announces it has formed an advisory board
...U.S. Sen. Baldwin introduces Disease X Act, seeking $2B to help BARDA with future viral preparation
From Homeland Preparedness News
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation last week that would allocate $2 billion to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
The
...NUZYRA added to CDC Plague guidelines
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company’s novel, once-daily oral and intravenous antibiotic NUZYRA (omadacycline) has
...Lion Group MT94-R. Multi-Threat Ruggedized Protection
The Lion group have recently introduced to thier product range the MT94 Ruggedized. A reinforced version of the MT94, it offers the same protection against hazardous materials but uses more rugged fabrics for better fit, form and function. By using a lighter weight hood and torso fabric,
...DHS Announces Expansion of the Securing the Cities Program to Boston and New Orleans
Published in https://www.hstoday.us/
Today the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) announced the expansion of its Securing the Cities (STC) program to two additional metropolitan regions,
...BARDA purchases NUZYRA to treat anthrax infections
As part of ongoing national preparedness efforts, BARDA has purchased and begun accepting delivery of the antibiotic NUZYRA (omadacycline) from Paratek Pharmaceuticals of Boston, Massachusetts, to treat infections caused by anthrax.
The contract with Paratek was BARDA’s first
...Heightened risk of disease as a means of terrorism, say international security experts
Deliberately-caused disease as a means of terrorism is a major threat which the scientific community and policymakers are not currently prepared to mitigate, say experts from the
Concerning news from the Consulate General of Spain in Shanghai
Yesterday, the Consulate General of Spain in Shanghai posted a notice on thier website containing some concerning news about the invlountary hospitalisation of foreign citizens living and/or arriving in China that have been vaccinated or overcome Covid in recent months.
The
...Big news for D7 disinfectant!
Decon 7 are pleased to announce that their D7 disinfectant product was recently approved by the EPA to kill SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) in 60 seconds.*
"As we have learned over the past year, SARS-CoV-2 can be difficult to combat because it is almost always surrounded by bodily fluids and
...HSI® awarded $1 million DND IDEaS contract to develop the Citadel™ respirator prototype
HumanSystems® Incorporated has been awarded $1,000,000 through the Department of National Defence’s (DND) Innovation For Defence
...Bavarian Nordic Assists Public Health England in Response to New Cases of Monkeypox
Bavarian Nordic has announced that they have been engaged by Public Health England (PHE) and the Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to supply its IMVANEX smallpox vaccine in response to new cases of monkeypox in the UK. Two related cases were confirmed and admitted to a
...Teledyne FLIR Wins Pentagon Contract to Develop First Individual Chemical Detector for Warfighters
Teledyne FLIR announced it has won a contract to develop the first mass-wearable chemical detector for U.S. troops under the Pentagon’s Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (CVCAD) program. The company received $4.0 million in initial funding.
Currently, troops lack the protection of
...Kromek awarded c. $6m contract by DARPA to further develop bio-threat detection system
Kromek is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new c. $6m contract by the DARPA for Phase II of its development of a biological threat detection system that senses, analyses and identifies airborne pathogens. Kromek will deliver the contract over the next 28-month period, commencing
...Sweden Shut Down Infectious Disease Database After Intrusions
SmiNet, Sweden’s
...BioFlyte Launches First Field Deployable Airborne COVID-19 Detection System to Improve School and Workplace Safety
BioFlyte, a biodetection
...MRICD develops chemical exposure field diagnostic system
From APG News:
Drawing from the technology used by diabetics to monitor their glucose levels, Dr. Shane Kasten at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense developed an ultra-portable, easy to use device to provide early warning of suspected exposure to a
...908 Devices Launches New Aerosol Module for Handheld MX908
908 Devices, a pioneer
...Draper to Develop Biosurveillance Technology for DARPA to Counter the Rapid Spread of Pathogens
Major infectious diseases, like COVID-19, often go undetected until they spread. Spotting the problem in a community isn’t easy, in part because infectious disease detection, which is the foundation for
Smiths Detection’s BioFlash deployed in real-world environments
Smiths Detection, the global threat detection and security technology company, announces that its ...
FLIR Wins DARPA Contract Worth Up to $20.5M to Develop Revolutionary New Protective Fabrics for Chem-Bio Defense
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly develop novel fabrics with embedded catalysts and chemistries that can fight and reduce chemical and biological threats upon contact. The revolutionary fabrics will be
...10 + 10 Over 10: A Funding Vision for the U.S. Fight Against Biological Threats
Originally published in Council on Strategic Risks by By Andrew
...908 Devices Provides Handheld Mass Spec for Trace Detection to U.S. Border Patrol
908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced the U.S. Border Patrol selected the MX908® – a handheld, battery-powered, mass spectrometry device – to standardize its trace drug detection at 20 field
...908 Devices Awarded Multi-Year $25M Purchase Order to Enable the U.S. Army
908 Devices Inc. a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular
...MediciNova Announces Partnership with BARDA to Develop MN-166 (ibudilast) as a Medical Countermeasure Against Chlorine Gas-induced Lung Injury
MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has partnered with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and
...Smiths Detection’s BioFlash shown to detect airborne COVID-19
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today reports that its BioFlash® Biological Identifier is capable of
...Beirut 'lucky' to escape a second explosion
Michael Wentler, a chemical expert managing Combi Lift's Beirut operation, has said Lebanon only escaped a second chemical inferno by chance. He commented that thousands of litres of dangerous substances stored in decaying containers for more than a decade at the port had turned the
...Ohio Attorney General Agencies Deploy 908 Devices Handheld Mass Spec Device to Aid Law Enforcement Cases Involving Illicit Drugs
908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced the critical role of its MX908 – a handheld,
...Busy year for German DRF Luftrettung with massive demand for safe corona transport
Last year DRF Luftrettung performed 662 coronavirus missions, with 330 patients transported by air. Their EpiShuttles play an important role in their comprehensive hygiene concept and are investments in the safety and health of both patients and crew.
2020 turned out
...Kromek receives Innovate UK funding to advance Biological-Threat Detection solution
Kromek (AIM: KMK), a worldwide supplier of detection technology focusing on the medical, security screening and nuclear markets, announces that it has commenced a £1.25m programme funded by Innovate UK to customise its biological threat-detection solution for the automated detection of all
...Bruker Launches the RAPIDplus (mod 4)
Today, Bruker announced the launch of the novel RAPIDplus (mod 4) Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) based stand-off detector for Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC). RAPIDplus (mod 4) allows automated, 24/7 monitoring of
...Health Canada Extends Approval of IMVAMUNE to Immunization Against Monkeypox and Orthopox Viruses
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA, OTC: BVNRY) announced today that Health Canada has expanded the approval of the Company’s non-replicating smallpox vaccine, IMVAMUNE® to include additional indications – specifically, monkeypox and related orthopoxvirus infections and disease in
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