Department for Medical B Reconnaissance & Bioforensics

Lead: Dr Markus Antwerpen

The department combines four service-oriented divisions. 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, a division for Technical Development as well as the rapidly deployable laboratory capabilities and a medical CBRN Task Force.

The department also includes a Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics division. The division is specialised in biological trace analysis and outbreak investigations.