Department for Medical B Reconnaissance & Bioforensics

Lead: Dr Markus Antwerpen

The department combines four service-oriented subdivisions. Two divisions focus on developing novel techniques and methods as well as products for medical B reconnaissance and diagnostics. These newly developed technologies and procedures will directly utilised in the Central Diagnostic Unit, the rapidly deployable laboratory capabilities and the Medical CBRN Task Force.

The department also harbours a genomics division. The division is specialised in biological trace analysis and outbreak investigations.