The Commission’s Research Associate, J.T. O’Brien spoke about Biodefense Preparedness and the need for an Apollo Program for Biodefense at the Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter Symposium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on June 8-9, 2022. Hosted by The Offices of Senator Richard Burr, Senator Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Military Business Center and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the event connects businesses in North Carolina with military and other federal agencies that require or purchase medical supplies, equipment, devices, pharmaceuticals, medical information technology and medical services. The symposium featured sessions on biodefense preparedness; research & development funding and collaboration to create novel military medical solutions; and human performance.