Based in Maryland, North Carolina and Texas, the three “Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing” are the first tangible result of a review concluded by HHS in 2010.
It highlighted major improvements needed to effectively fight an outbreak from an emerging disease, such as H1N1 in 2009 or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, or a bioterrorism attack, such as the anthrax attacks of 2001.
The largest award — $176 million over five years — went to Texas A&M University.
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