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Sen. Lieberman: ‘The threat of a bioterrorism attack keeps me up at night’

(Security Director News) WASHINGTON—The consequences of a biological terrorist attack are nearly unimaginable and the possibility of such an attack remains frighteningly high, agreed several current and former Congressional members during a panel discussion entitled, The Threat of Bioterrorism: Improving America’s Response Capabilities. Several participants said that a biological attack is the most significant threat Read More »

July 6, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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UPMC shelves Hazelwood vaccine factory plan

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) UPMC is halting its plans to build a vaccine factory in Hazelwood, a hospital spokeswoman said this morning. The long-proposed factory, high-profile project was expected to produce vaccines to counter biological warfare agents such as smallpox. UPMC officials said their strategy differs from that of the federal government, which would have paid for Read More »

July 6, 2011
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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No Big Summit Needed for Achieving Biological Security: Key Diplomat

(GSN Daily News) WASHINGTON — The Biological Weapons Convention does not require a seminal event on par with the ongoing Global Nuclear Security Summit process in order to gain sufficient political attention from world leaders, according to the chairman of the treaty’s upcoming review conference (see GSN, June 20). (Jul. 1) – Paul van den Read More »

July 5, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Obama to Name New Counterrorism Chief

(GSN Daily News) WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Friday that he will nominate a new White House counterterrorism director (see GSN, June 10). Matthew Olsen will be named the director of the National Counterterrorism Center. He is currently the general counsel for the National Security Agency and principal legal adviser to the NSA director. Read More »

July 5, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Scientist honoured for contribution to eradication of cattle plague

(Farming UK) Dr John Anderson MBE, former Head of the Institute for Animal Health’s (IAH) Pirbright Laboratory, which receives strategic funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, was awarded a medal and certificate by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for his personal contributions to the eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague). A medal Read More »