Fraunhofer USA's Center Release: ''Innovations In Mitigating BioThreats''; Local Biotech Center To Host International Conference

WHAT: Recent terrorist events, outbreaks of SARS and Foot and Mouth Disease and reports of an impending flu pandemic has prompted The Fraunhofer USA's Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) (www.fraunhofer-cmb.org) in Newark, Delaware, to host a day long conference. "Innovations in Mitigating BioThreats" will bring together leading scientists from around the world, government decision makers and academia to update each other on advances and issues relating to Homeland Security, bio-terrorism, general health and agricultural threats. In addition to defining threats to public health and biodefense, the Conference will explore technologies and business strategies that would expedite delivery of critical public protection products, especially the impending flu pandemic.