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Human Resilience & Biotechnology

15 companies in this challenge area

Medical countermeasures, field diagnostics, human performance enhancement, and biotechnology for NATO forces.

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Why It Matters for NATO

Force health protection and human performance are force multipliers. From rapid battlefield diagnostics to universal blood products and phage therapy, biotechnology offers NATO new tools to protect warfighters and maintain combat effectiveness in austere environments.

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Market Overview

Market Size & Opportunity

Military biotech: $8.5B. Point-of-care diagnostics: $15B. Wearable health monitoring: $12B. CBRN defense: $18B. Blood products: $4B.

Key Trends

Rapid field diagnostics. Universal blood products. Phage therapy for resistant infections. Exoskeleton augmentation. Cognitive load reduction. Explosives detection.

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Companies in Human Resilience & Biotechnology

AUXSYS

Germany
Supporting and augmenting soldiers with robotic exoskeletons

Aboa Space Research Oy

Finland
Autonomous handheld microscope for rapid field diagnostics

Avivo Biomedical Inc.

Canada
Whole-Blood Conversion Unit capable of converting A, B and AB-type whole blood into universal blood

Beyond Blood Diagnostics

United Kingdom
Hand held, portable finger-prick blood count device for diagnostics

Biocellis

France
Ultrasensitive and ultrafast immunoassays for toxin detection

Cohesys

Canada
A drillless solution for bone fracture fixation that is under investigational testing

Deep Breathe Inc.

Canada
On-edge, multi-diagnostic AI for real-time detection of traumatic torso injuries with ultrasound

Elitac Wearables

Netherlands
Reducing cognitive load and increasing situational awareness

GutSee Health

United Kingdom
Treating battlefield infections with precision phage therapy

Herges Detection GmbH

Germany
Field-deployed colorimetric detection of home-made and military explosives

Hourglass Medical

United States
A rugged, head-worn telemedicine device designed for hands-free use in austere environments

LightOx

United Kingdom
Illuminating therapeutics & research tools

Lysando Innovations Lab GmbH

Germany
Dual-action wound care against multidrug-resistant infections

New Platelet Company (NPC)

United Kingdom
A never-ending safe supply of universal platelets for rapid military deployment

ReBlood Rx

United States
Reliable oxygen delivery when blood is not an option