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New York National Guard to Stand Up Homeland Response Force

The New York National Guard is taking the lead in Department of Defense and National Guard efforts to establish the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Task Force, to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and high-yield explosive incidents.

July 14, 2010
| Filed under North America and Countermeasures
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U.S. Receives 1 Million Smallpox Vaccine Doses

The United States has received 1 million doses of a new smallpox vaccine, Imvamune, for the Strategic National Stockpile, Danish manufacturer Bavarian Nordic announced yesterday. Imvamune was created under Project Bioshield, a federal program to boost U.S. defenses against biological weapons and other WMD agents by financing the development and acquisition of medical countermeasures. Bavarian Read More »

July 14, 2010
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Indian Government Advances WMD Detection Effort

The Indian government has approved more than $6 million for producing technology for the rapid detection of biological, chemical or nuclear materials, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday (see GSN, March 24). “Under the project for NBC defense, [the Defense Research and Development Organization] has been tasked to develop quick and fast detection systems Read More »

July 12, 2010
| Filed under South Asia, Biological Weapons, and Countermeasures
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Advanced Life Sciences Announces Successful Preclinical Data Supporting … – PR Newswire (press release)

Advanced Life Sciences Announces Successful Preclinical Data Supporting …PR Newswire (press release)Restanza is a novel oral once-a-day antibiotic that is in late stage development for the treatment of community acquired bacterial pneumonia and biodefense …and more »

July 8, 2010
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Foot and Mouth antigen contract renewed – Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Foot and Mouth antigen contract renewedScoop.co.nz (press release)MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has extended its contract with a French manufacturer of Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease antigen and vaccine. …FMD Concerns Re-surface in JapanPork MagazineNew case of Foot and Mouth disease in JapanVetsweb (press release)all 3 news articles »