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Court orders Siga to share

(Corvallis Gazette Times) Ruling cuts into profits from $33 million biodefense deal. A Corvallis tech company will have to share the windfall from a hefty federal contract with a rival pharmaceutical firm, but the two still are haggling over details of the payout. The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued a final judgment ordering Siga Read More »

June 4, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Hernando emergency workers give students lesson on hazardous materials, more

(Tampabay.com) SPRING HILL — Viruses are lurking on objects and skin, just waiting for unsuspecting hosts. But sixth-graders at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics are on to them. Their teachers worked with Hernando County Fire Rescue and the Hernando County hazardous materials response team to present information about plagues, bioterrorism, weapons of mass Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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DARPA Is Just As Worried About A Bioterror Attack As The Pentagon

(Business Insider) This morning, the day after the Department of Defense’s number two man referred to bioterror as an inevitable threat against the United States civilian and military populations, DARPA tweeted a call for a method to disarm certain kinds of bioweapons. The solicitation — put out alongside requests for advanced magnetic imaging studies, laser Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Stockpile Vaccines Against Anthrax and Small Pox: Bio-terrorism is a Real Threat

(Huffington Post Blog) My husband and I are both New Yorkers; he is a Lieutenant serving as a proud member of New York’s Finest. We were here in New York City when the Towers came down on 9/11, memories of which are indelibly etched into our consciousness. In fact, during that time, my husband, was Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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India Opens Chem-Bio Defense Site

(Global Security Newswire) India’s Defense Research and Development Organization on Friday formally opened an advanced “chem-bio sensor facility”. The new facility is a component of the Defense Research and Development Establishment in the city of Gwalior. The site is “engaged in the development of state of the art products and technologies for chemical and biological Read More »