When an outbreak as virulent and fast-moving as Ebola strikes, having resources to respond immediately can be the difference between life and death for both warfighters and civilians. To rapidly develop new treatments and medical countermeasures needed, the ability to conduct clinical research in a disease outbreak setting has significant advantages. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department...
Threats change over time. In fact, history shows us that every 10 to 15 years revolutionary technologies emerge that have a tremendous impact on how we fight. As technological advances equip both friend and foe with new weapons, the U.S. and its allies must stay at the forefront of innovation to create new tools for national defense. Basic research performed today will provide the layered defense of tomorrow, which is why the Defense Threat...
