GMU’s National Center for Biodefense turns to Israel Israeli Companies invited to Special June 22 Event
 
Ken Alibek, MD, Ph.d., the Director of the National Center for Biodefense, announced today that he hopes a number of leading Israeli companies will participate in a Special event: “Accelerating Solutions to Bioterrorism”.  The event will be held at the Center For Innovative Technology on June 22, the day prior to the opening of Bio2003 in Washington DC.
 
According to Dr. Alibek, this will be a unique opportunity for Israeli companies to meet other international and US companies in their same arena.   The Center and the event concentrate on “biological weapons in the areas of detection, prophylaxis, and treatment.  This may include companies that are capable of manufacturing protective products, or for developing drug treatment for infectious diseases.   “We both have exceptional talents to approach the unsolved terrorism threats.  We must collaborate in order to accelerate the solutions.  That’s what this event is all about.”
 
Congressman Jim Saxton will be the keynote speaker.  Saxton is the Chairman of the newly created House Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee in the new 108^th Congress.  According to Saxton, “There are very few persons worldwide with the expertise in the subject that Ken Alibek has.”
 
The special event will be a closed event limited to 100 of the elite in the field.  Companies must submit an application, which will be reviewed by a committee at the National Center for Biodefense.  The event is complimentary.  Complimentary transportation will also be provided from Washington, DC.
 
Click here to request more information about the event and for an “Application for Participation”.