DASA Themed Competition — Future-proofing Biosecurity: Microbial Forensic Capability
Supports DASA Themed Competition Future proofing Biosecurity Microbial Forensic Capability for practical innovation and measurable results.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) launched a themed competition titled "Future-proofing Biosecurity by Strengthening the UK's Microbial Forensic Capability" on behalf of Dstl, offering up to £1 million (excluding VAT) for innovations that advance the United Kingdom's ability to conduct microbial forensic attribution and analysis. Microbial forensics — the identification and characterisat…
Biosecurity — microbial forensics capabilities to advance UK biosecurity. Goal is to move technologies from low to medium TRL.
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