DARPA's Pandemic-Related Programs

Abstract

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has contributed to the development of important military and commercial technologies, including stealth and personal electronics. DARPAs role and investments in defense-related research and development (R and D), including biological defense, has potential significance for the science and technology available to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and any future biological threats. Advances in genome sequencing and editing, along with the application of engineering principles and computing and information sciences to the field of biology, have created opportunities to accelerate and expand the development of biotechnology products and processes. Although DARPA has invested in biological research since its establishment in 1958, in 2014 the agency created the Biological Technologies Office, which focuses specifically on the biological sciences and biotechnology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2020
Accession Number
AD1106136

Entities

People

  • Marcy E. Gallo

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodefense
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Medical Countermeasures
  • National Security
  • Sars
  • United States Government
  • Vaccines
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics