2017 Biodefense World Summit

The Cambridge Healthtech Institute will host the Third Annual Biodefense World Summit from June 26-29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia.

This one-of-a-kind event offers comprehensive discussions of the latest technologies and methods in pathogen detection, sample prep, point-of-care, and biosurveillance.

Highlighted session topics include:

• Field Portable Platforms for Multiplex Detection of Biothreat Agents
• Recent Advances in Radiation Biodosimetry for Partial and Total Body Exposures
• Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Biosurveillance
• The BARDA CBRN Diagnostics Portfolio
• Biodetection Capability Gaps and Requirements at U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operational Environments
• Empowering Rapid Diagnostics with Sample Preparation Methodologies
• An Affordable System for a Rapid Mass Casualty Response to a Large Area Coverage Biological Incident
• Implementing Key Biowatch Program Priorities in the Near- and Mid-Term
• A Case Study of the Biosurveillance Unclassified (BSP-U)
• Point-of-Care Laboratory Testing for Pathogen Detection and Patient Management in Biodefense Settings

Leaders from government, academia, and industry are scheduled to participate. Highlighted speakers include:

• Harshini Mukundan, Ph.D., Team Leader, Chemistry Division, LANL
• Donna Boston, Project Officer, BARDA
• Kurt Schaecher, Deputy Director, Division of Medicine, USAMRIID
• Alina Deshpande, Ph.D., Group Leader, Biosecurity and Public Health, LANL
• Romelito L. Lapitan, Ph.D., Director, Ag/Bio-Terror Countermeasures, DHS
• Michael Walter, Ph.D., Biowatch Program Manager, DHS
• Mary Sproull, Ph.D., Biologist, Radiation Oncology, NIH/NCI
• Chris Taitt, Ph.D., Research Biologist, United States Naval Research Laboratory
• Neeraja Venkateswaran, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Research and Development, Tetracore, Inc.
• Willy Valdivia-Granda, Ph.D., CEO, Orion Integrated Biosciences
• Harshini Mukundan, Ph.D., Team Leader, Chemistry Division, LANL
• Eric Garber, Ph.D., Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, FDA CFSAN
• Vincent Gau, Ph.D., President, Genefluidics, Inc.
• Tammy R. Beckham, D.V.M., Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
• Bob Buchanan, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Center for Food Safety & Security Systems
• John Besser, Ph.D., Deputy Chief of the Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Please visit Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Biodefense World Summit website for more information on how to participate.

CBRNE Central is an official media partner of the 2017 Biodefense World Summit