Biotechnology for Materials - Applied Research
Abstract
This PE investigates, designs, and performs research focused on novel biotechnological methods, techniques, and materials to increase the resiliency of the military supply chain. The Army is responsible for centrally managing funding for Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain (T-BRSC) efforts. T-BRSC leverages bio-industrial manufacturing to ensure critical domestic supply chain resilience for defense needs through domestic production of raw materials and critical products. Efforts under this PE collaborate with sister Services and select allied partners to create a cohesive biotechnology architecture to enable defense needs. Applied research projects investigate and design bio-engineered materials to ensure domestic sourcing for critical supply chain resiliency. This PE designs and validates technologies to enable rapid prototyping and evaluating of bio-engineered and bio-manufactured materials. Also under this PE, efforts determine and validate a digital architecture to secure biotech data and create computer aided design software to support the safe design and enhanced biosecurity of biotechnology products and applications. Creation of this PE facilitates the Army's central management of the Joint Service T-BRSC effort and ensures traceability of funding. The foundational efforts of T-BRSC support a robust pipeline for biotechnology related manufacturing for defense needs. The Army recognizes emerging biotechnologies as a critical technology that will provide innovative solutions to address the Army's capability gaps for decades to come. This PE creation is necessary for the broad planned initiatives under this effort as no existing Army S&T Project has the requisite programmatic scope of T-BRSC. Work in this PE is coordinated with PE 0603386A (Biotechnology for Materials - Advanced Research). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this PE is performed by the United States (US) Army Futures Command (AFC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 0602386A_2_2040_PB_2022
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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