Laboratory Information:
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
7435 New Technology Way
Frederick, MD 21701
Email: questions@nbacc.net
Website: http://www.dhs.gov/xres/labs/gc_1166211221830.shtm
Agency/Department: Dept. of Homeland Security
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures
Center (NBACC) is the name of the proposed facility to
be located at the National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick, Md. The NBACC will execute
two of the
seven biosecurity program areas of the Science-based Threat Analysis and Response Program Office, Office
of
Research and Development, Directorate of Science and Technology. The two program areas to be executed
at
NBACC will be Biological Threat Characterization and Bioforensics Operations and Research. The other
five
biosecurity program areas are Agricultural Security, Knowledge Management and Dissemination, Sensors
and
Signatures Research, Surveillance and Response, and Systems Engineering and Analysis.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of NBACC is to provide an integrated
and responsive biosecurity enterprise for homeland security,
law enforcement, medical, and veterinary communities.
Specifically, NBACC's goals are to:
The extramural research and development program plays a vital
role in the fulfillment of the objectives
established by the NBACC.
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Law Enforcement
- Agricultural Security
- Bioforensics Operations
- Biological Threat Characterization
- Biosecurity
- Knowledge Management and Dissemination
- Sensors and Signatures
- Surveillance and Response
- Systems Engineering and Analysis
