2025 State of U.S. Biodefense Address | Bipartisan Commission on Biofefense

Delivered May 8, 2025

Commission Executive Director Dr. Asha M. George delievered the first annual State of National Biodefense address. The increasing biological threat and uncertainty surrounding federal biodefense programs and capabilities necessitates a clear-eyed examination of the threat and US efforts to address critical capability gaps. This address lays out the current realities of national biodefense and the Commission’s vision for a future where the Nation can more effectively prevent, deter, prepare for, detect, respond to, attribute, recover from, and mitigate biological incidents.

Written testimony available here: biodefensecommission.org/the-state-of-u-s-biodefense-written-remarks-by-dr-asha-m-george

https://youtu.be/R5VHNkHDMm4

https://biodefensecommission.org/reports/the-national-blueprint-for-biodefense/

https://biodefensecommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/National-Blueprint-for-Biodefense-2024_final_digital.pdf