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2. UK Biological
Engagement Programme:
Strengthening Biological Security
Centre for Defence Enterprise

3. The aim of CDE

4. Five key operating principles
underpin the CDE model

5. Engaging innovators

6. 09 September 2013
Accessible opportunity

7. Sustaining incentives

8. Minimising participation costs

9. Compliance

10. Intellectual property

11. Two routes to funding

12. Online bid submission

13. Themed calls

14. Dstl is part of the
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CDE themed call programme
UK BEP: Strengthening Biological
Security
Call close 28 Oct 2013
Cyber Defence – Host Based
Detection of Cyber Insider Threat
Call launch 27 Nov 2013
Integrated Computational Materials
Science and Engineering
Call launch 3 Dec 2013
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Register and further details at www.science.mod.uk under ‘Events and Calls’
All calls close at 17:00 hrs

15. Defence Open Call

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Effective proposals

17. 09/09/2013
UK BEP is a little different…

18. UK Biological Engagement
Programme : Strengthening
Biological Security
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DSTL/TR75586
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19. Content
• Background
• UK Biological Engagement Programme (UK
BEP) projects
• Requirement
• Selection Criteria
• Questions?
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20. Background
• History of Global Partnership
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21. Background
• History of the UK BEP
• Aim - Minimise the risk that states or terrorists
seeking to develop a biological weapons capability
will acquire materials or expertise
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22. Background
• Vision -“Dual-use” scientific institutes and individual scientists in
priority countries are engaged in sustainable, good quality,
legitimate science, working in a safe, secure and transparent
manner …in a culture of integrity, accountability and
responsibility. Dangerous pathogens are secured, stored and
handled in accordance with international standards in order to
minimise the risk of acquisition and use by terrorists and to avoid
accidental releases
• Since 2003 UK BEP has managed >£15M of projects
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23. UK BEP
Who we are and what we do
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24. UK BEP aims and objectives
• Minimise the risks of misuse of biological science expertise
and material
• Promote improved biosafety and biosecurity and build
capacity in modern diagnostics, disease control and
surveillance
– Plant, Animal and Human health
– Identify, prevent or respond to Natural outbreaks, Accidental release,
Deliberate misuse
– Capacity and Capability Building
• Support the universality and implementation of the BTWC
– Engagement, Cooperation and Transparency
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25. Where we work: the health –
security intersection
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BEP

26. Geographical range and limits
• Current programme range:
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27. Project types
• Collaborative Research Projects
– Research-based ‘partner’ projects implemented through
international science centres, NATO or NGOs
– Contributions to activities carried out by international
organisations (eg WHO, FAO, OIE)
• Training packages
– Specific science skills, Critical enabling skills
– Safety, Security and Ethics
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28. Collaborative research projects
• Capability development
with a strong applied
scientific focus
• Well-defined element of
biosafety, security and
ethics advocacy
• Projects carried out in the
overseas institute
• Mentoring by UK experts
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• Plant pathology in Georgia
• Brucellosis in Tajikistan
• Vector epidemiology in Tajikistan
• Arbovirus diagnosis in Tajikistan
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29. Contribution to other programmes
• Input into programmes of international organisations
(WHO, OIE, FAO)
• Input to existing research projects
• Contributions to larger projects
• Preliminary investigations supporting grant applications
• Research contribution example : Arbovirus diagnosis and
epidemiology
• Support the involvement of UK expertise
• Support development of UK diagnostic capability
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30. Biosafety, Biosecurity and
Bioethics Education
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• BSL 2 training for new laboratories
• Support to BTWC implementation
• Delivery of Bioethics Educational Resource
• Support biosafety
associations
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31. Critical science and
management skills
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• Disease specific practical
and theory courses
• PCR and ELISA courses
• Laboratory management
mentoring
• Introducing or updating lab
processes and techniques
• English Language Training
• Support to communications
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32. What are we looking for?
• Projects that support development of capability of overseas
institutes working with infectious agents
• Projects with a strong focus on biological safety and security and
adoption of recognised international standards and norms
• Projects that demonstrate a clear benefit to requirement of the
international partner
• Mentored research initiatives, short term exchanges, export of
specific required skills, development & delivery of training
courses, study tours, support to on-going research initiatives
• Other ways to do this?
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33. Objectives to consider when
applying
• Demonstrate knowledge of the situation and set realistic
objectives and milestones
• Proof-of-concept studies
• Politics, cultural barriers and security situations may influence
what is achievable
– Make appropriate assessments of project risks
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34. Objectives to consider when
applying
• Avoid duplication of effort
– Linkage to other funds is encouraged
– Utilise niche expertise, articulate unique features of your
input
• Sustainability
– What is the long-term outcome of your proposal? Explain
how you support the capability and capacity development of
the overseas partner
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35. MENA region: specific
considerations
• Large region
• Security / lack of access - regional approach often most
effective)
• Early stage of engagement; lack of clear national/local
requirements and trusted PoC
• Diverse cultural and political sensitivities (national and local).
• Unequal distribution of wealth (eg requirements in Sudan likely
to differ from Gulf States)
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36. Requirements
• Requirement 1: Collaborative scientific research
• Requirement 2: Laboratory capacity building
• Requirement 3: Network building
• Requirement 4: Increasing Biological and Toxin
Weapons Convention (BTWC) awareness
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37. Requirement 1: Collaborative
scientific research
• Collaborative biological sciences research projects
that link UK experts from, academia or industry with
scientists overseas
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38. Requirement 2: Laboratory
capacity building
• Development and delivery of training courses that
encompass one or more of the following:
i. biosafety and biosecurity
ii. infectious disease diagnostics (human, animal or plant)
iii. modern laboratory methods and technologies
iv. supporting scientific development in areas such as
experimental design, data analysis and/or scientific writing
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39. Requirement 3: Network building
• Development of regional biosafety associations
and/or sustainable networks for scientific cooperation
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40. Requirement 4: Increasing BTWC
awareness
• Development of conferences, workshops or training
courses that increase awareness of the aims of, and
obligations under, the BTWC
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41. Selection Criteria
• What we want
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42. Proposals must include……
• a clear statement of which requirement the project
will aim to address
• a clear statement of the programme of work that
would be carried out and the outputs (deliverables)
from the work
• a clear statement of the expected outcome(s), how
this will be proven (metrics of success) or
demonstrated and how it will provide evidence that
the outputs can be exploited/sustained within country
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43. Proposals must also include…….
• a statement on the anticipated practicality of adopting
the proposed project
• an outline of any data/equipment requirements of the
proposal, and how these will be met. Any
dependencies on the supply of data/equipment from
MOD must be stated
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44. Selection criteria
• What we don’t want
• We are not looking for proposals that focus solely
on health/aid/environmental issues eg infant
health, HIV/AIDS, water quality, smoking-related
diseases, diabetes, global warming
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45. Previous CDE projects
• Project title: Biosecurity education and national
education networks: Building national capacities and
sustainable activities in biosecurity competencies to
prevent the misuse of biological materials and
expertise
• Requirements addressed: 2 and 4
• UK partner: Bradford Disarmament Research Centre
(BDRC), Bradford University
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46. Previous CDE projects
• Project title: Support for the professional promotion
and communication of recipient institute outputs
arising from UKBEP engagements
• Requirement addressed: 2
• UK partner: UK-based consultancy “Innoventors”
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47. Other Information 1
• Proposals must:
 Identify risks and mitigations; milestones; deliverables
and outputs
 Include appropriate progress reports
 Address any regulatory and/or ethical approval issues
according to UK/MOD regulations
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48. Other Information 2
• Proposals should:
 Outline track record or working in the region
 Describe previous linkages with the overseas partner
or comparable institute
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49. Other Information 3
• Duration of projects typically 6-12 months, with
potential for follow on
• Total budget for this competition - maximum £400K
• Proposals likely to be £20-80K
• Dstl will be able to provide advice and guidance
throughout the project
• Submitted proposals will be reviewed and assessed
by MOD/FCO/Dstl/AHVLA subject matter experts
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50. Other Information 4
• All contracts will be subject to standard CDE
competition T&Cs with additional clauses
• All contracts shall be subject to DEFCON 705
(Intellectual Property Rights – Research and
Technology)
• Technical queries to UKBEP@dstl.gov.uk
• Full details of the call available at
www.science.mod.uk
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Submitting a Successful Proposal
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Quick Start Guide
plus other CDE manuals –
Account Manual, User
Manual, Technology
Application Manual
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Developing a CDE proposal

59. Unclassified

60. mins
Assessment

61. Not an exam

62. Description

63. Description

64. Military tab

65. Military tab
Explain which UK BEP requirement you are addressing.

66. Inventory tab

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How will the work achieve the stated aims?

68. Health and safety

69. Supply tab

70. Screen shot of supply tabSupply tab
How will you do the work? What is your
experience? Include project plans with milestones.

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72. Ethics

73. Commercial tab

74. Commercial tab

75. MOD Performance Assessment Framework
Five criteria:
Operational relevance
Likelihood of exploitation
Builds critical S&T capability
Scientific quality/innovation
Science, innovation and technology risk

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Proposal health check

77. Claim of future benefit

78. Contribution to future benefit

79. Logical programme of work

80. Generation of evidence

81. Demonstration of progress

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Based on a claim of future benefit
Contribution to realisation of future benefit
Logical programme of work
Evidential outcomes
Demonstration of progress towards goal
Health check

83. Early birds

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This call closes:
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Monday 28 October 2013
Deadline

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