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Fouchier decries weaponized H5N1 moratorium
Ron Fouchier, the influenza researcher at the head of team that created an H5N1 avian influenza strain transmissible in humans, recently decried the controversy surrounding his work, including his decision to support a two month moratorium on similar research. Fouchier, … Read More
H5N1 scientists halt research
Scientists studying the mutation of a potentially more lethal and airborne version of the bird flu virus have ceased their studies bowing to fears that the virus could escape or become a source of bioterrorism. Thirty-nine scientists defended the research … Read More
Patriot Act raised cost of anthrax research, study says
While the Patriot Act and Bioterrorism Preparedness Act made it more difficult for anyone to obtain pathogens needed to launch a bioterror attack, the acts also had a few unintentional drawbacks, according to a study released this week in the Proceedings Read More
Texas A&M urges greater involvement in biotech
College Station, Texas, is fast becoming an integral part of the nation’s rapid response for pandemic threats and a prime location for turning lab discoveries into marketable products. Read More
Posted in News, U.S. Bioterror Policy
Tagged Biodefense lab, Bioterror, research, Texas
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Negotiations to monitor Colorado chemical weapons hits impasse
An impasse in negotiations on monitoring chemical weapons stored outside Pueblo, Colorado, between Colorado and Army officials has stalled plans to blow up thousands of shells containing mustard agent. Read More
Posted in News, U.S. Bioterror Policy
Tagged Bioweapons, Colorado, research, weapons destruction
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc. CEO named outstanding international business leader
Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions Inc., has been named as one of Maryland’s outstanding international business leaders by the World Trade Center Institute. Read More
David Southwell named executive V.P. and CFO of Human Genome Sciences
David P. Southwell has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
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Mich. police chief joins Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Lansing, Michigan police chief Mark Alley has announced that he will retire within the month to take a new position at Emergent BioSolutions Inc. as the company’s senior director of risk management. Read More
Autonomous biothreat sensors to be developed
Qinetiq North America is working in conjunction with Brewer Science and Applied Systems Intelligence on a program to develop an autonomous, self-deploying sensor to serve as a roving, early-warning detector of biological warfare activity. Read More
Darpa to develop immortal organisms
Darpa, in a move that means to use bioweapons for good, has announced the investment of $6 million into a project that will create “synthetic organisms” that never die but can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch. Read More
