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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to Meet Feb. 17   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Dr. Asha M. George, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, will testify as an expert witness before the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com COMMISSION RECEIVES $1.35 MILLION GRANT TO HELP TAKE PREEMPTIVE ACTION AGAINST BIOLOGICAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES   WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2022) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense today announced receiving a $1.35 million grant from Open Philanthropy. With this  sixth...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com    NEW PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN URGES SUPPORT FOR AMBITIOUS APOLLO PROGRAM FOR BIODEFENSE TO END PANDEMIC THREAT IN TEN YEARS Visit TheNextApollo.org to Learn Why It’s Possible and How it Can Happen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2021) – The Bipartisan Commission on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com    BIODEFENSE COMMISSION TO MEET THIS WEEK TO ADVANCE PLANS FOR THE NEXT APOLLO PROGRAM, AIMED AT ELIMINATING PANDEMIC THREAT IN TEN YEARS   New Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Reminds Us That Biological Threats Persist and Underscores the Need for an Apollo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com    FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN SUSAN BROOKS AND FORMER FDA COMMISSIONER PEGGY HAMBURG JOIN THE BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON BIODEFENSE Brooks and Hamburg Bring Additional Bipartisan Biodefense Expertise to the Commission   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 1, 2021) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is delighted to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com  New Commission Report Details Critical Failures with Current Federal Biodetection Program; Provides Roadmap to Congress for Investing in Next Generation Solutions   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 13, 2021) – Twenty years ago this week, letters laced with deadly anthrax spores arrived...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com  COMMISSION WARNS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT BIOLOGICAL RISK New Commission Report Details Immediate Actions to Defend the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure Against Biological Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 5, 2021) – As the Biden Administration and Congress continue to negotiate details of a federal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   COMMISSION COMMENDS WHITE HOUSE FOR PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS PLAN; URGES HIGHER FUNDING LEVELS TO ENSURE SUCCESS WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 3, 2021) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense today commended the Biden Administration for developing a new American Pandemic Preparedness Plan to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   COMMISSION URGES CONGRESS TO STRENGTHEN BIODEFENSE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND REDUCE RISK TO THE NATION   WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2021) – As the Biden Administration and Congress negotiate details on a federal infrastructure package, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense urges...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   CYBERBIOSECURITY THREATS HEADLINE NEXT MEETING OF BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON BIODEFENSE   Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology and National Security, Dr. Jason Matheny, among those scheduled to participate WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2021) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will premiere...