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CBD SBIR/STTR PROGRAM

Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD), Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program.

The Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) was established by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1994 to ensure the U.S. military has the capabilities to operate effectively and decisively in the face of chemical and/or biological warfare threats at home or abroad. The overall objective of the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD), Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program, in conjunction with partnering DoD Components, is to elicit innovative solutions that address CBD technology gaps confronting the DoD. The CBD SBIR program also seeks to improve the transition or transfer of these technologies to the end user – the warfighter – as well as commercialization within the private sector for mutual benefit.

Technology Areas of Interest

Detection and Identification

Analytical techniques for both stand-off and point detection of chemical and biological agents; measurements conducted in environmental matrixes (e.g., air, water, soil) in addition to other complex matrices.

  

Digital Battlespace Management/Information Systems

Modeling & Simulation tools to provide information associated with specific chemical and biological threat materials, their dispersion and environmental fate.

Decontamination/Hazard Mitigation

Processes and materials to be employed on facilities, equipment, and personnel.

  

Medical Technologies

Pre- & Post-treatments (e.g., vaccines) to protect warfighters from exposure; Therapeutics as countermeasures to mitigate or eliminate the effects of chemical and biological threats.

Diagnostics and Disease Surveillance

Provide capabilities to detect and identify biological or chemical threats in warfighters and areas of potential disease outbreak.

  

Protection

All areas of individual and collective protection.
 

Learn about the CBD SBIR Process
 
Read the DTRA JSTO Publication JSTO in the News