Biotechnology for Materials - Applied Research

Abstract

This Program Element (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 are 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. Research in this PE is coordinated with PE 0603386A (Biotechnology for Materials - Advanced Research). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research 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, 2024
• Source ID: 0602386A_2_2040_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Increased funding due to revised economic assumptions.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Biotechnology

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Best Practices
• Biotechnology
• Computer-Aided Design
• Computers
• Domestic
• Ecosystems
• Elements
• Engineered Materials
• Engineering
• Information Science
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Military Supplies
• Precursors
• Software Prototyping
• Supply Chain
• United States

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology