Battelle’s world-class expertise in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) helps military and civilian response units and public health officials prepare for and respond to threats from weapons of mass destruction and terrorism.
OUR APPROACH
Battelle applies more than 25 years of military chemical, biological, and radiological defense experience to support federal, state, and local communities and public health agencies throughout the United States. We leverage expertise in defense technologies and equipment, information technology, training, communication, and program planning and evaluation to develop and implement solutions that efficiently and effectively protect critical infrastructures, citizens, and military personnel. With more than 1,500 scientists and engineers engaged in CBRNE defense, Battelle is your trusted source for comprehensive services in terrorism preparedness and response.
Core competencies in CBRNE terrorism preparedness and response include:
- Emergency Response Services—assists first responders, emergency managers, and military unit commanders with evaluating response plans, facilities, and capabilities to effectively respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive devices (CBRNE) terrorist incidents and provide the necessary response training. Offering science, engineering, law enforcement, occupational health, epidemiology, public health, and emergency response expertise, Battelle staff possesses extensive experience in CBRNE defense, response planning, medical care, training and exercise development, and equipment evaluation.
- Customized Community Needs Assessment and Readiness Exercises—evaluate needs and prepare plans that include response, mitigation, and recovery activities for hazards associated with exposure to chemical and biological agents, as well as toxic industrial chemicals. Develop comprehensive and relevant exercises and drills to assess and improve response performance. Deliver customized community response plans and corresponding exercises.
- Public Health Program Evaluations—expertise in public health program evaluation, as well as the preparedness requirements for large-scale responses to biological and chemical terrorist attacks on civilian populations guaranteeing the most accurate and effective program evaluations.
- Vaccine and Therapeutic Product Development—specialists who research highly pathogenic organisms. The Battelle Biomedical Research Center (BBRC) and our laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland are among the few labs in the world equipped to study aerosolized microorganisms that may possibly be used in terrorist attacks.
- Analytical Research—infrastructure (personnel, equipment, and facilities) designed to support the public health community in the analysis of biological and chemical threat agents. Battelle’s ISO 9001:2000 certified Hazardous Materials Research Center is the nation’s leading test center of its kind with capabilities in testing protective clothing, detection equipment, protective masks, filtration equipment, and decontamination solutions and equipment. Make use of our experts to meet your analytical research needs in:
- Forensic analysis
- Multi-step organic synthesis for chemical standards and research
- Chemical and biological assay development
- Custom antigen, antibody, and nucleic acid reagent development and production
- Consulting services for laboratory operations involving chemical and biological agents, methods, and protocols
- Building and Infrastructure Development—More than 100 Battelle scientists and engineers participate in designing and implementing tailored programs for building and infrastructure protection against chemical and biological agents.
- Information Management and Software Tool Development—Software applications can be customized to meet your needs. Battelle scientists and IT professionals design and develop applications to capture, maintain, analyze, and disseminate information related to public health emergencies, including chemical- or bio-terrorism incidents.