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Biodefense & chemical defense: open SBIR/STTR topics

3 open or upcoming topics mention biodefense & chemical defense, across 2 agencies. Matched by keywords in the topic title and description.

DIRECT TO PHASE II: Minimally Invasive Remote Blood Collection Device for Free-Ranging Cetaceans

Closes Oct 21, 2026 · 8d leftDepartment of War (DoD) · NAVYSBIRDON26BZ06-DV088

Navy bottlenose dolphins are valuable Fleet assets whose health and well-being are essential to sustaining mine countermeasures, port security, and object recovery missions.

TRIAGE-X: Autonomous Casualty Triage and Treatment in Chemically Contaminated Mass Casualty Events

Closes Oct 21, 2026 · 8d leftDepartment of War (DoD) · DARPASBIRDPA26BZ06-DV028

DARPA seeks innovative approaches to autonomous chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) triage that measurably improve casualty survival and increase the effective capacity of a medical response during CBRN disasters.

Universal Platform for Living Adaptive Toxin-removal (UNI-PLAT)

Closes Sep 30, 2027 · 352d leftHealth and Human Services (NIH, ARPA-H, CDC…) · ARPA-HARPA-H 03

The purpose of this topic area is to catalyze the development of a universal, “plug-and-play” synthetic biology platform that enables next-generation microbial chassis capable of performing a broad array of programmable functions.

Past SBIR/STTR awards in biodefense & chemical defense

Since 2021, SBIR.gov records 177 SBIR/STTR awards worth $96.9M here. Top agencies: Defense (61), Health and Human Services (57), National Science Foundation (21), Agriculture (17), Homeland Security (12), Commerce (5). Most frequent awardees: LYNNTECH INC. (9), NANOHMICS INC (5), NANOSONIC INC. (3), CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION (3), PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (3), XCMR INC (3).

Source: SBIR.gov public award dataset, matched by keywords. Not an official classification.

Related areas: Sensors & sensing · Medical devices & diagnostics · Maritime & undersea · Autonomy & robotics · Environment, water & climate

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