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JPM CBRN Medical Provides Relief and Recovery in the Age of a Global Pandemic
September 8, 2021 — What do global pandemic relief efforts, the U.S. Army, and a local Maryland economy have in common? The answer is fearless innovation, the right people in the right place at the right time, and an Australian-based biotech and diagnostic solutions company named Ellume. ... MORE

Aerial photo of Ellume's new Fredrick, MD diagnostics manufacturing facility.

DOD Awards $64.6 Million Contract to SiO2 Medical Products to Increase Domestic Production Capacity of Pharmaceutical Vials
July 29, 2021 — IMMEDIATE RELEASE - On July 26, 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD), on behalf of and in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a $64.6 million contract modification to SiO2 Medical Products to increase domestic production of pharmaceutical vials made of hybrid, glass-equivalent materials... MORE

Crystal Tyler, pharmacy technician, prepares an injection for an Operation Warp Speed patient volunteer at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, November 16, 2020. BAMC and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center are participating in the Phase III trial to evaluate the vaccine under development by AstraZeneca as part of a national initiative to accelerate the development, production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.

Biden Administration announces U.S. government procurement of Merck’s investigational antiviral medicine for COVID-19 treatment
June 9, 2021 — The Biden Administration today announced that the U.S. government will procure approximately 1.7 million courses of an investigational antiviral treatment, molnupiravir (MK-4482), for COVID-19 from Merck, pending emergency use authorization (EUA) or approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Molnupiravir (MK-4482) is designed to... MORE

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Memorandum of Understanding for Acquisition Support Signed Between the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services
May 26, 2021 — On May 20, 2021, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Andrea Palm signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue the agencies’ partnership in defeating COVID-19 and preparing for future public health emergencies.The MOU establishes the framework under which the Department of... MORE

Interview with Dr. Kevin Wingerd Chief Technology Officer at the Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical)
May 25, 2021 — Excerpt from NCT Magazine's Interview with Dr. Kevin Wingerd, Chief Technology Officer at the Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical)... MORE

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