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Archive: 2024

ASC Faces of the Force - Just Keep Moving
August 29, 2024 — Read the full article featuring JPEO-CBRND's JPM CBRN Medical staff member Briana Kenerson - https://asc.army.mil/web/news-just-keep-moving/

JPEO-CBRND and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Open Doors to Rapid Response Laboratory in support of GUIDE Program
August 5, 2024 — On August 01, 2024, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open a rapid response laboratory on their campus in Livermore, California. In coordination with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense and LLNL, the Joint Program Executive Office for...

JPEO-CBRND Successfully Fulfills First Year of Annual Procurement Requirement for BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed)
August 2, 2024 — On July 24, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) fulfilled the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 delivery of 626,870 doses of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for anthrax disease. This marks the completion of the first annual delivery – part of a larger...

Are we there yet? Agent agnostic metagenome sequencing for biothreat detection
August 1, 2024 — For decades real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has been the gold standard for biothreat detection across the enterprise engaged in biodefense. Since its advent in 2005, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have made significant strides in genomics, marching towards adoption into various realms of biology and medicine including...

JPEO-CBRND and VUMC Vaccine Center Collaborates to Discover New Antibodies for Viral Defense
July 29, 2024 — The U.S. joint forces serve around the world in various environments, some may be more susceptible to certain diseases and threats than the general population. Keeping them protected and equipped to safely operate in any biologically compromised environment across the world is at the heart of the Nation’s biological defense mission. The Joint...

DAU Magazine Feature: JPEO-CBRND Offers Medical Solutions for Threats to the Warfighter and Beyond
July 8, 2024 — The JPEO-CBRND Joint Project Manager for CBRN Medical's article about their approach to medical countermeasure development was recently featured in Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Magazine. Read the full article here - JPEO-CBRND Offers Medical Solutions for Threats to the Warfighter and Beyond | www.dau.edu

Updated: JPEO-CBRND FY24 Capabilities Catalog
July 1, 2024 — The JPEO-CBRND recently published our FY24 Capabilities Catalog. This resource provides an overview of our mission, organization, strategy, and the CBRN defense equipment we provide for the Joint Force. Checkout the resource and download your copy to get the latest about our capabilities that provide integrated layered CBRN defense capabilities to...

National Defense Magazine Feature - "New Sensors, Comms Needed for CBRN Threat"
June 25, 2024 — Read the full article about the JPM CBRN Sensors and JPL CBRN Integration's participation in the 2024 NDIA CBRN Defense Conference and exhibition panel, "Detection and Decision-Making Capabilities." Just In: New Sensors, Comms Needed for CBRN Threat (National Defense Magazine)

Modular Next Generation Chemical Detector to Provide Integrated Layered CBRN Defense to Joint Force
June 5, 2024 — Quickly detecting the presence of chemical agents is critical to joint force survivability. Knowing that danger is near allows commanders to make decisions that keep warfighters safe and/or gain useful information. The Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD), led by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and...

CBRN DRS Nears FOC - It's Not Easy as 1,2,3
May 23, 2024 — The modern battlespace is dynamic. As conflicts in Ukraine and Israel unfold and perpetual threats from our adversaries loom, we continue to see implications for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defense and detection. As a Nation, we have an ongoing need to develop modernized and readily available capabilities for these CBRN...

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