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Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
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<p>The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a center within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) located within the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services/eS90vYmd">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</a> (HHS) responsible for the procurement and development of <a href="/facts/Medical_countermeasure/Q1EDEjsD">medical countermeasures</a>, principally against <a href="/facts/Bioterrorism/YW2rmVls">bioterrorism</a>, including <a href="/facts/CBRN_defense/fKyUBaY0">chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats</a>, as well as pandemic influenza and emerging diseases.: 140 BARDA was established in 2006 through the <a href="/facts/Pandemic_and_All-Hazards_Preparedness_Act/GmG0TGDB">Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act</a> (PAHPA). The ASPR center manages <a href="/facts/Project_Bioshield_Act/plRK7Xcp">Project BioShield</a>, which funds the research, development and stockpiling of vaccines and treatments that the government could use during public health emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) attacks.: 140 </p><p>In addition to preparing and maintaining bioterrorism responses and countermeasures, <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services/eS90vYmd"> HHS</a>, through <a href="/facts/Assistant_Secretary_for_Preparedness_and_Response/1LBnEuQp">ASPR</a> and BARDA, prepares and maintains an integrated system of medical countermeasures for both known or unknown, and re-emerging or novel types of <a href="/facts/Public_Health_Emergency_(United_States)/UbC9oVHT">public health emergencies</a>. These include diagnostic tools, therapeutics, such as antibiotics and antivirals, and preventative measures, such as vaccines. BARDA is an established, official interface between the <a href="/facts/Federal_Government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7"> U.S. federal government</a> and the <a href="/facts/Biomedicine/DWFT3MFG">biomedical</a> industry.: 267 BARDA also participates in the governmental inter-agency <a href="/facts/Public_Health_Emergency_Medical_Countermeasures_Enterprise/1LBnEuQp">Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise</a> (PHEMCE), providing coordination across the US federal government in developing and deploying such countermeasures.: 267 </p><p>BARDA works with the biomedical industry, using grants and other assistance, to promote advanced research, innovation and the development of medical devices, tests, vaccines and therapeutics. BARDA also procures and maintains stockpiles of materials, such as drugs, personal protective equipment (PPE) and vaccines, for the <a href="/facts/Strategic_National_Stockpile/H0u9uvBw">Strategic National Stockpile</a> (SNS). </p>