“Biological Technologies Office (DARPA)”
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The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is one of the seven technical offices within DARPA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense that is responsible for the development of advanced technology for national security. BTO was created in 2014 by combining some programs from the Defense Sciences Office (DSO) and the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). The office focuses on basic and applied research in the areas of gene editing, biotechnologies, neurosciences and synthetic biology — from powered exoskeletons for soldiers to brain implants that can control mental disorders.
DARPA’s embrace of bioscience began in earnest in 2001”<<< (FUTURE WARFARE 2001 NASA NAVY ARCHONTIC CRIME IDEOLOGY TO INVADE ALL BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ON EARTH)<<<, "when anthrax spores posted to media offices and members of the US Congress brought concerns about bioterrorism to the fore. Then came the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which led the agency to invest in fields such as neuroscience, psychology and brain-computer interfaces — all with the intention of helping injured veterans. By 2013, the number of biology-related programmes had grown such that DARPA decided to consolidate them under one roof. Organization The first BTO office director in 2014-2015 - Dr. Geoffrey Ling, MD. The current BTO office director is Dr. Kerri Dugan, who joined joined DARPA as BTO's deputy in August 2019, and was named director in December 2020. Her predecessor was Dr. Bradley Ringeisen, who joined DARPA as BTO’s deputy director in 2015 and was named director in 2019. Active Programs The BTO focused on leveraging advances in engineering and information sciences to drive and reshape biotechnology for technological advantage. BTO is responsible for all neurotechnology, human-machine interface, human performance, infectious disease, and synthetic biology programs within the agency. Advanced Plant Technologies (APT) Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) Autonomous Diagnostics to Enable Prevention and Therapeutics (ADEPT) Battlefield Medicine Bioelectronics for Tissue Regeneration (BETR) Biological Control Biological Robustness in Complex Settings (BRICS) Biostasis Bridging the Gap (BG+) Detect It with Gene Editing Technologies (DIGET) Dialysis-Like Therapeutics (DLT) Electrical Prescriptions (ElectRx) Engineered Living Materials (ELM) Epigenetic CHaracterization and Observation (ECHO) Focused Pharma Friend or Foe Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) In Vivo Nanoplatforms (IVN) Insect Allies (2017-2021) Intelligent Neural Interfaces (INI) INTERfering and Co-Evolving Prevention and Therapy (INTERCEPT) Living Foundries Measuring Biological Aptitude (MBA) Microphysiological Systems (MPS) Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) Neuro Function, Activity, Structure, and Technology (Neuro-FAST) Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) Nucleic acids On-demand Worldwide (NOW) Panacea Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3) Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) Personalized Protective Biosystem (PPB) PReemtive Expression of Protective Alleles and Response Elements (PREPARE) PREventing EMerging Pathogenetic Threats (PREEMPT) Prometheus Rapid Threat Assessment ReSource Restoring Active Memory (RAM) ReVector Revolutionizing Prosthetics Safe Genes Systems-Based Neurotechnology for Emerging Therapies (SUBNETS) Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT) Technologies for Host Resilience (THoR) See also AbCellera References Klabukov, Ilya; Alekhin, Maksim; Nekhina, Anastasiya (2014). "Review of DARPA FY 2015 Research Programs" (PDF). Innovation Practice eJournal. Rochester, NY. 2 (11). doi:10.2139/ssrn.2439081. Reardon, Sara (2015). "The military-bioscience complex". Nature. 522 (7555): 142–144. doi:10.1038/522142a. PMID 26062493. Laursen, Lucas (2014-06-09). "DARPA redesign". Nature Biotechnology. 32 (6): 509. doi:10.1038/nbt0614-509. Ling, G.; Borrell, B. (2014). "Straight talk with...Geoffrey Ling". Nature Medicine. 20 (6): 570. doi:10.1038/nm0614-570. PMID 24901556. "Dr. Kerri Dugan, Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Office Director". darpa.mil. Retrieved October 2, 2023. "Biological Technologies Office of the DARPA". DARPA BTO. "DARPA Enlists Insects to Protect Agricultural Food Supply and Commodity Crops". www.darpa.mil. Retrieved 2019-06-10. "Broad Agency Announcement Insect Allies, Biological Technologies Office, HR001117S0002 November 1, 2016". FedBizOpps.gov. 2016. External links Official website Conference "DARPA: Biology Is Technology" (New York, 2015) Playlist Conference "DARPA: Biology Is Technology" (San Francisco, 2015) Playlist vte Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) vte Federal research and development agencies of the United States (list) vte United States Department of Defense Categories: DARPA officesMilitary units and formations established in 1958Research and development in the United StatesResearch projectsUnited States Department of Defense agencies1958 establishments in VirginiaGovernment agencies established in 1958 This page was last edited on 3 October 2023, at 00:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_Technologies_Office_(DARPA)