GIVING FULL MEASURE TO COUNTERMEASURES: Addressing Problems in the DoD Program to Develop Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents by Institute of Medicine & National Research Council of the National Academies

Author:Institute of Medicine & National Research Council of the National Academies
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Conflict and Security Issues : Policy, Reviews and Evaluations. Health and Medicine : Policy, Reviews and Evaluations
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 2004-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Incorporating New Science for the Longer Term

Much of the work in a DoD program to develop medical biodefense countermeasures must be focused clearly on bringing specific products to licensure. Yet new scientific and technical pathways are being opened up by rapid advances in biotechnology. A means should exist for a DoD countermeasures program to support a limited amount of highly innovative work that may prove useful only in the longer term. DARPA might serve as a model for this type of research support. DARPA program managers define topic areas of interest and use a variety of mechanisms (e.g., grants, contracts, SBIR[Small Business Innovation Research]/STTR [Small Business Technology Transfer] awards, and other transactions) to direct funding for research projects to university and industry scientists. To encourage fresh views on the most promising research needs or opportunities, DARPA program managers are recruited from outside DoD and usually serve for terms of only 4 years. The projects on medical biodefense countermeasures that DARPA itself has funded since FY 1998 will soon be ending. Incorporating a DARPA-like function within the Medical Biodefense Agency would help ensure continuing access to innovative work in the rapidly evolving fields of vaccine and drug research.

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