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U.S. Government Expands BioThrax Procurement Contract to 17.92M Doses from 14.5M

BUSINESS WIRE–Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that it has signed a modification to its current procurement contract (200-2009-30162) with the U.S. government to supply an additional 3.42 million doses of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed). BioThrax is the only vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect against anthrax infection. “Emergent Read More »

May 3, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Bacteria Marker May Track Anthrax, Deter Corporate Theft

(Bloomberg) — Microorganisms may soon carry bar codes or labels created by the U.S. government, making it easier to locate bioterrorists and more difficult for companies to steal a competitor’s work. The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a developer of the Internet and stealth fighter jets, plans to pay teams of researchers to design Read More »

May 2, 2011
| Filed under North America and Countermeasures
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New Nanobead Approach Could Revolutionize Sensor Technology

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at Oregon State University have found a way to use magnetic “nanobeads” to help detect chemical and biological agents, with possible applications in everything from bioterrorism to medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring or even water and food safety. When fully developed as a hand-held, portable sensor, like something you might see in a Read More »

April 27, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Turkey taking measures to prevent spread of FMD

Turkish regions along the Bulgarian border are taking measures to prevent the spread of Food-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). The Turkish authorities have suspended all movement or evacuation of animals in the region of Kirklareli, Hasan Cebi was quoted, head of the agricultural directorate in the province. The existence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a threat to EU Read More »

April 26, 2011
| Filed under Europe, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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FDA Warns of Lack of Medical Countermeasures

The Food and Drug Administration has created a five year, 50 page plan called the “Strategic Priorities 2011-2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century” that reiterates current programs showing opportunities for growth. The agency has promised to support the Obama administration’s plan to invest nearly $2 billion in measures to counter Read More »