CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (APPLIED RESEARCH)

Abstract

Funding under this program element (PE) sustains a robust defense program, which both reduces the danger of a chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) attack and enables U.S. forces to survive, and continue operations in a CBR environment. The medical program focuses on the development of antidotes, drug treatments, disease surveillance and point-of-need diagnostic devices, patient decontamination and medical technologies management. The Medical Countermeasures Initiative (MCMI) was established to provide the capability for the advancement of regulatory science and flexible manufacturing of biological MCM to address CBR threats, including novel and previously unrecognized, naturally-occurring emerging infectious diseases. In the physical sciences area, the emphasis is on continuing improvements in CB defense materiel, including contamination avoidance, decontamination, and protection technologies. Research efforts are planned to be initiated for CB defense technologies that will result from a strategic approach of converging nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science. This PE also provides for applied research in the areas of real-time sensing and immediate biological countermeasures. Efforts under this PE transition to or provide risk reduction for Advanced Technology Development (PE: 0603384BP), Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (PE: 0603884BP) and System Development and Demonstration (PE: 0604384BP). In FY13, all NTA efforts (both Medical and Non-Medical) within the PE are re-aligned to Project NT2 - Techbase Non-Traditional Agents Defense. Also in FY13, all Medical efforts currently included in Project TB2 (Medical Biological Defense), Project TC2 (Medical Chemical Defense) and Project TR2 (Medical Radiological Defense), will be re-aligned to Project TM2 (Techbase Med Defense).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0602384BP_2_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: Adjustments less than 10% of total program. Schedule: N/A Technical: N/A
Service Agency Name
Chemical and Biological Defense Program

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biological Factors
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Biology
  • Detectors
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nerve Agents
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vaccines
  • Warning Systems
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology

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