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    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down

    2. Emplacement de l’installation (indiquer l’adresse et les coordonnées géographiques)
    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 des secteurs de laboratoire, par niveau de confinement
    BL 4 , 335.00 m2
    BL 3 , 1.050.00 m2
    BL 2 , 1.600.00 m2
    Superficie totale des laboratoires (m(2))
    N/A

    4. Organigramme de chaque installation

    Personnel
    (i) Total des effectifs: 
    758

    (ii) Répartition du personnel

    Militaire: 
    1
    Civil: 
    757

    (iii) Répartition du personnel par catégorie

    Scientifiques: 
    496
    Ingénieurs: 
    5
    Techniciens: 
    108
    Personnel administratif et auxiliaire: 
    Administration 9; Managerial 84; Professional 54
    (iv) Liste des disciplines scientifiques représentées au sein du personnel scientifique et technique

    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) Y a-t-il des personnes employées sous contrat dans l’installation? Dans l’affirmative, indiquer leur nombre approximatif.
    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.
    Financement
    (vi) Quelles sont la ou les sources de financement de l’activité réalisée dans l’installation? Mentionner si l’activité est entièrement ou partiellement financée par le Ministère de la défense.

    Porton Down is one of the sites of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and part of the Ministry of Defence, which funds the majority of the UK biological defence research and development work. The site also receives funding for research on the Home Office CONTEST Programme (included in figures for (vii)). Some work, approximately 6%, is also carried out for other governmental and commercial customers.

    (vii) Quels sont les montants des fonds alloués aux secteurs de programme ci-après:

    Recherche: 
    £49.5 M
    Développement: 
    £9.6 M
    Essais et évaluation: 
    This is carried out as required to support research and development. Not separately funded in UK.
    (viii) Décrire brièvement la politique adoptée en matière de publication dans l’installation.

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

    (ix) Fournir une liste des documents et rapports accessibles au public qui portent sur les travaux publiés au cours des douze mois écoulés (indiquer les auteurs, les titres et les références complètes).

    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.

    Remarques

    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 15th March 2022 was 3537 civilians (3173 permanent and 287 temporary) and 77 military.

    Pièces jointes
    Icône PDF uk_cbm_2022_form_a_part_2_iii_publication_annex.pdf
    Icône PDF uk_cbm_2022_uk_form_a_part_2_iii_figure_1.pdf
    Icône PDF uk_cbm_2022_uk_form_a_part_2_iii_figure_2.pdf
    5. Décrire succinctement les travaux sur la défense biologique réalisés dans l’installation, y compris le(s) type(s) de micro-organismes(9) et/ou toxines étudiés, et résumer les études en plein air sur les aérosols biologiques.

    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) Notamment les virus et prions.

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