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U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

Laboratory Information:

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
MCMR-JA
504 Scott Street
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5012
Website: https://mrmc.detrick.army.mil/
Technology Transfer Website: https://technologytransfer.amedd.army.mil/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Mid-Atlantic

FLC Laboratory Representative:

Dr. Paul Mele
Phone: 301-619-6664
Fax: 301-619-5034
Email: paul.mele1@us.army.mil

Background/History of the Laboratory:

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) is the Army's medical materiel developer and logistician. The Command has four major Core Capabilities:

  • Shape future medical solutions through research, advanced technology, and partnerships;
  • Execute streamlined medical logistics, facilities and acquisition management;
  • Develop, integrate, acquire and sustain medical IM/IT solutions; and
  • Provide best business and program management solutions.

Mission of the Laboratory:

The USAMRMC is the executive or lead agency responsible for:

  • The Medical Chemical and Biological Defense Research Program
  • Military Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) R&D Program (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS))
  • Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP)
  • Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS)
  • Use of Investigational New Drugs for Force Health Protection
  • DOD Food and Nutrition Research, Development, Test, Evaluation, and Engineering Program
  • Combat Dentistry Research Program
  • Gulf War Illnesses/Force Health Protection Research Program
  • Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)


The USAMRMC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain the capabilities required by the Army to fight and win on the battlefield.

Technology Transfer Mechanisms:

  • Contracts
  • Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
  • Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Patent Licensing
  • Grants
  • Interagency Agreements
  • Material Transfer Agreements
  • Research Proposals

Technology Areas of Expertise:

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Injury Science and Systems Hazards Research
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Chemical Defense
  • Cognitive Performance, Judgment, Decision-making
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Dengue
  • Diarrhea
  • Environmental Medicine
  • Hanta Virus
  • Malaria
  • Medical Chemical and Biological Defense
  • Medical Situational Awareness in the Theater (MSAT)
  • Meningitis
  • Metabolism and Bioenergetics
  • Military Operational Medicine
  • Neuropsychology and Performance
  • Personal Information Carrier (PIC)
  • Scrub Typhus
  • Surgical Research