Affiliates
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Fort Detrick, Maryland
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) was established in January 1969 and is the preeminent, national research laboratory for providing medical research against biological threats. It is the lead laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense Research Program and plays a key role as the only laboratory in the U.S. Department of Defense capable of handling highly hazardous biologics. Some of its key successes have been the development of vaccines for Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Rift Valley Fever, tularemia, ricin, and staphylococcal enterotoxins and the development of quick and effective diagnostics for monkeypox, SARS, West Nile virus, and hantavirus. Besides cutting-edge research, the USAMRIID also performs clinical and outpatient studies to evaluate potential therapeutics. BioFactura is in close collaboration with the USAMRIID on developing and commercializing a drug for treating smallpox.
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute
University of Maryland
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH) operates under the Clark School of Engineering of the University of Maryland. MTECH accelerates the spread of innovation to Maryland companies by developing academic-industry partnerships. BioFactura has attained a signed agreement for the use of MTECH’s Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility (BSF). The BSF is a modern bioprocessing laboratory with a wide spectrum of biomanufacturing capabilities on small- and large-scales. Processes from the BSF are directly transferable to partners operating under cGMPs for use in FDA-approved clinical trials.