In 2018 the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (Bundesamt für Bevölker-ungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe) has funded the following two research projects:
• Project GranPSA: The objective of this project is to conduct efficacy testing of disinfectants on surfaces of personal protection equipment (PPE) in order to develop decontamination procedures to minimize risks of first responders in case of a biological incident. All investigations are carried out at the Robert Koch Institute, RKI.
• Project NaLaDiba: The objective of this project is to improve diagnostic capabilities and skills of a laboratory network in Germany to detect high-risk pathogens that could be used for bioterrorist attacks. The evaluation of real time PCR assays by a round robin test was conducted. All investigations were carried out at the Robert Koch Institute.
The over-all objective of the Civil Protection Research projects supported and funded by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance is to improve preparedness and response to biological threats in order to enhance the protection of the first responders and the population.
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Approx. 100 %
Objectives and research areas are the same as described above under #1.
The projects GranPSA and NaLaDiBA were conducted by the Robert Koch Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (ZBS). For the organisational structure see report of the Robert Koch Institute.
See Form A, part 2 (iii) submitted by the Robert Koch Institute.