I am proud to be part of an organization that is constantly learning, innovating, and pushing the limits, whether for technology or for acquisition. And extra proud that our Biological Technologies Office is the focal point for this new initiative: streamlined acquisition process with "on the spot" awards up to $500k same day as oral presentations to DARPA. Act fast--abstracts due Feb 14.
Topics:
#Biosecurity and #Biosafety: Developing new technologies and approaches that ensure biosafety and biosecurity of biological hardware and data, as well as the safety and security of #AI technologies that can accelerate the biological research and development process.
#HumanPerformance: Developing and leveraging technologies to advance continuous or near-continuous monitoring of physiology to elucidate mechanisms of human readiness and #resilience; Understanding and improving interfaces between the biological and physical world to enable seamless biohybrid systems and devices; Address the need for a more capable fighting force in extreme environments through the clinical use of electrical impulses or targeted therapeutic technologies.
#Materials, #Sensors, Processing: Designing novel materials, sensors, or processes that mimic or are inspired by biological systems; Developing new computational and experimental tools and predictive capabilities for
engineering of biological systems, such as cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and complex communities, to both develop new products and functional systems, as well as to gain new insights into underlying mechanisms; Developing hybrid biological/engineered systems that integrate biological organisms, components, biologically-encoded circuitry, biogenic materials, or exploit biological phenomena to surpass capabilities of abiotic equivalents.
#Biomedical and #Biodefense: Understanding causal relationships that underlie acute and chronic disease states to support warfighter health; Developing novel diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic approaches for warfighter injury that can be provided even in austere settings and extreme conditions.
Our new Seedling Week aims to speed up the process for program managers to bring in ideas for new programs. With same-day, on-the-spot awards, this #acquisitioninnovation aims to increase competition and grow the pool of companies helping us plant the seeds of surprise.
We’re kicking off this new initiative with our Biological Technologies Office. Read through the full announcement for details on schedule and requirements: https://lnkd.in/ea9ry7uX
#nationalsecurity #biotech #govcon
Thank you for the great interview Tamer Mohamed!