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    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down

    2. Ubicación (dirección y lugar geográfico)
    Dstl, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

    The geographical location is shown in the file attached as Figure 2.  (G13 Access Road, centre of south boundary, Latitude 50° 07-N, Longitude 01° 40-W.)

    3. Superficie de los laboratorios por nivel de contención
    BL 4 , 335.00 m2
    BL 3 , 1.050.00 m2
    BL 2 , 1.600.00 m2
    Superficie total de laboratorios (m(2))
    N/D

    4. Estructura orgánica de cada instalación

    Personal
    (i) Dotación de personal: 
    232

    (ii) Distribución del personal

    Militar: 
    0
    Civil: 
    232

    (iii) Distribución del personal por categorías

    Científicos: 
    184
    Ingenieros: 
    1
    Técnicos: 
    10
    Personal administrativo y de apoyo: 
    Administration 2; Managerial 21; Professional 14
    (iv) Lista de disciplinas científicas de los científicos e ingenieros

    Aerobiology, aerosol physics, mathematics, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, bacteriology, biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, virology, genetics, immunology, medicine, veterinary science, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, pharmacology, neuropharmacology, psychology, toxicology, engineering, electronics, ergonomics, hydrodynamics, information science, materials science, operational analysis, operational research, information technology, CB defence science.

    (v) ¿Hay personal en la instalación que trabaje por contrata? En caso afirmativo, indique el número aproximado.
    A small number of contractors work on the programme from time to time. Other contractor staff carry out building and maintenance work and some administrative functions.
    Fondos
    (vi) Fuentes de financiación de la labor desarrollada en la instalación. Indique si la actividad es financiada total o parcialmente por el Ministerio de Defensa

    Porton Down is one of the sites of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), which is part of the Ministry of Defence. Some work, approximately 8%, is carried out for other governmental and commercial customers.

    (vii) Volumen de recursos financieros destinados a las siguientes esferas del programa

    Investigación: 
    £20.9 M
    Desarrollo: 
    £18.5 M
    Ensayo y evaluación: 
    This is carried out as required to support research and development. Not separately funded in UK.
    (viii) Describa brevemente la política de publicaciones de la instalación

    Staff at Dstl are encouraged to publish their work in the scientific literature.

    (ix) Enumere los trabajos e informes que se han hecho públicos resultantes de la labor desarrollada y publicados en los últimos doce meses (con indicación de autores, títulos y referencias completas)

    Listed in Annex file attached. In addition, all recent Dstl publications are listed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/access-defence-science-and-technology-research.

    Notas

    Personnel numbers given represent the numbers of staff involved in the biological defence research and development programmes. Further information on the total number of staff on site is as follows:

    The organisational structure of Dstl is shown in the file attached as Figure 1. The facility provides research for all aspects of defence, including CBR. The total number of Dstl staff at Porton Down on 15 January 2019 was 2100 civilians (2001 permanent and 99 temporary) and 6 military. The civilian staff fall into the following categories:

    Administration: 155

    Engineers: 158

    Managerial: 220

    Professional: 241

    Scientific: 1079

    Technical: 247

    TOTAL: 2100

    Military personnel: 6

               

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    Icono PDF uk_cbm_2019_form_a_part_2_iii_publication_annex.pdf
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    5. Describa brevemente la labor desarrollada por la instalación en materia de defensa biológica, con indicación de los tipos de microorganismos(9) y/o toxinas estudiados, así como las investigaciones al aire libre sobre los aerosoles biológicos

    The work of Dstl, Porton Down has been reported under Question 1 of Forms A Part 2 (ii).  Projects currently underway include:

    • The assessment of the hazard posed by micro-organisms and toxins when used by an aggressor as BW.
    • Research into systems to facilitate collection, detection, warning, and identification of BW agents. This work includes the evaluation of collection and detection systems in outdoor studies using microbiological simulants and research into the composition of naturally occurring biological aerosols.
    • Research to establish the protection afforded by materials and CBRN defence equipment against BW agents. This work includes the evaluation of military equipment both in the laboratory and in outdoor studies using microbiological simulants.
    • Research into formulations and techniques for decontaminating microbiologically contaminated equipment using suitable simulants.
    • Rapid identification of micro-organisms and toxins by the use of monoclonal antibodies and gene probes.
    • Studies on the mechanism of action and treatment of toxins.
    • Therapies for bacterial and viral infections.
    • Studies on the mechanisms of pathogenicity of viruses and bacteria and the development of improved vaccines.

    (9) Comprendidos virus y priones.

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