Bio-Threat, Bio-terrorism & Bio-Defence Preparedness & Need for Proactive Approach

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June 23th, 2016, New Delhi, India:

Bioterrorism is use of biological agents to intentionally produce disease or intoxication in susceptible populations - humans, animals, or plants - to meet terrorist aims. The Bioterrorism & Bio Threat underlines need of proactive approach. Bio defence is a proactive action that uses medical measures to protect people against bioterrorism. This includes medicines and vaccinations. It also includes medical research and preparations to defend against bioterrorist attacks.

The conference focus on preparedness by having a plan before it happens. It discusses possible avenues for the bio defence, including the impact of developments in synthetic biology, and it gives an inside view on the bio-defence industry and its unusual business model.

The governments need to have long-term planning to resolve an outbreak of an infectious disease with multiple casualties and governments realise that they have to be proactive, not reactive in developing preparedness against bio threats. The leading companies& their experts should engage themselves in multiple development programmes with governments, the more success stories there will be, and eventually innovation will create a more substantial market with more players.

Bio defence is complicated industry because of the many things that have to align together like public perception, incentives, understanding of threat, transparency, acceptance of failure and long-term commitment.

The countries should have also haven on replicating vaccines in their stockpile. Replicating vaccines are acceptable for a large proportion of the population. The vaccines should also live up to modern standards

This discussion also focuses on a biotech companies which has spent considerable amount of time developing a vaccine against what has so far been a non-existent disease. It also explores possible avenues for the re-emergence of disease, including the impact of developments in synthetic biology, and it gives an inside view on the bio defence industry and its unusual business model. It also requires that in addition to creating a dedicated bio defence platform

Lt. Gen. (Dr) JR Bhardwaj said that ?Bio threats have the potential to paralyze an economy and can prove to be far more dangerous than nuclear and chemical weapons. India has the capability to undertake bio defence and DRDO and other such institutions were working towards it.?

We should have some kind of assurance and preparedness plan in case of an outbreak that can be communicated to the public. Efficient and convincing communication to the public is absolute key in dealing with a pandemic.

This conference & discussion would be held in the kind presence of Lt. Gen. (Dr) JR Bhardwaj ,PVSM AVSM VSM PHS (Retd),MD DCP PhD FICP FAMS FRC Path (London),Former Member, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India ,Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services; Mr.Jesper Elsgaard - Vice President, Governmental Affairs, Bavarian Nordic , Denmark and Mr.Nirankar Saxena ? Senior Director -BISNET, Science & Technology Innovation Disaster Management, ATA Carnet & Commercialization of Innovation.

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