The Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Technology Alliance (CBRTA), a component of the National Technology Alliance (NTA) leverages commercial investment in CBR technology to meet U.S. Government's needs in homeland defense and security by providing unprecedented access to proprietary technology. CBRTA's 12 partners have demonstrated world-class aggregate capabilities in CBR defense-related technologies and biomedical systems, including detection, identification, warning, protection, and decontamination. CBRTA offers a streamlined, government approved contracting mechanism to provide: (1) R&D Prototyping; (2) Independent Assessments and Evaluations; and (3) Rapid Response Operations Support.

Founded by the Center for Economic Growth, the Watervliet Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art technology and business accelerator focused on the rapid growth of emerging homeland security and defense technology companies. In support of our mission, the Watervliet Innovation Center is within the Watervliet Arsenal campus, collocated with the US Army's Benét Labs and an Army Materiel Command (AMC) manufacturing center. The Watervliet Innovation Center provides a "demand-pull infrastructure", where client companies gain visibility into the technology needs of the industry through a national network of academic, industrial, and government stakeholders. The WIC helps companies strategically align technology development efforts with the tangible needs of their security and defense customers, enhancing opportunities for joint venturing, financing, and market acceptance.

GenArraytion is a microbial genotyping and biomarker company providing products and services for high fidelity characterization of medically relevant pathogens and biothreat organisms. The basis of our capability is a proprietary bioinformatics system that identifies unique and functional microbial biomarkers which we use to populate microarrays for detection and analysis of biological samples. Our robust library of biomarkers and rapid, cost effective microbial genotyping methods provide multilevel (genus, species and strain) analysis that allows us to characterize microbial species and strains for which genomic sequence is not available or well characterized, including emerging pathogens and genetically modified organisms.

The NBC Industry Group was formed in 1994 to provide a forum for companies of all sizes to receive and share information on nuclear, biological and chemical defense matters of both a civil and military nature. This exchange of information includes interaction with the U.S. Armed Forces, the Department of Homeland Security, other appropriate agencies, the end users of its member's products and services, and the public. Today the NBC Industry Group represents the force of 133 companies ranging from individual consultants to major corporations. Its monthly Group meetings are held at Spates Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Membership dues are $300.00 per year. For more information, please visit www.nbcindustrygroup.com.