The National Interagency Biodefense Campus is a facility in Frederick, MD at Fort Detrick. It hosts members of a scientific collaboration, the National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research.
Planning began in 2002, and construction of the NICB began in 2005. The center was expected to cost over $1 billion.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility was completed in 2007, and expected to cost $105 million.
The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center was completed in 2008. The facility has over 160,000 sq ft, with BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratories. It cost approximately $128 million.
A building replacing the old headquarters of the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) began construction in 2007.
NICB houses biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories.
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