Laboratory Information:
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
AMSSB-RAS-C
5183 Blackhawk Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
Website: http://www.ecbc.army.mil/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.ecbc.army.mil/about/working.htm
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Dhirajlal Parekh
Phone: 410-436-8400
Email: dhirajlal.parekh@us.army.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Edgewood Chemical Biological
Center's (ECBC) science and technology expertise has
protected the United States from the threat of chemical
weapons since 1917. Since that time, the Center has expanded
its mission to include biological materials and emerges today
as the nation's premier authority on chemical and
biological defense. The ECBC team of experienced scientists,
engineers and technicians routinely develop and refine new
and innovative technologies, many of which may assist not
only the warfighter but also other government entities,
industry and academia. As part of its mission, ECBC offers a
broad range of chemical/biological (CB) services and the use
of its cutting-edge facilities through its technology
transfer program.
Facilities:
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Broad Agency Agreements
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Memorandum of Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Patent License Agreements
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
- Support Agreement (Interagency Agreement)
- Test Service Agreements
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- High altitude releases
- Human performance degradation
- Human, animal and plant pathogens
- Inhalation toxicology applications
- Accident and/or incidents
- Biochemical engineering
- Biotechnology
- Building interiors
- Chemical Analysis
- Chemical decontamination systems
- Chemical warfare defense technology
- Chemical/biological warfare agents
- Chemistry
- Counterforce
- Detectors
- Electron microscopy
- Enzymology
- Explosives/propellants
- Fine particle technology
- Forensics
- Genomic and proteomic arrays
- Microbiology
- Mobile laboratory systems
- Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
- Molecular biology
- Morphological and compositional characterization
- Passive defense
- Pathogenic bacterial, viral and fungal microorganism testing
- Protective equipment
- Quality-controlled decontamination, detection and protection
- Surface analysis
- Surface spectroscopy
- Threat-pathogen agent containment
- Toxicogenomics
- Toxicology
- Urban nuclear, biological or chemical environments
