National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center

National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
Agency overview
Formed2002; 22 years ago (2002)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersFort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Employees180
Agency executive
  • Dr. Nicholas Bergman, Director
Parent agencyUnited States Department of Homeland Security

The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is a government biodefense research laboratory created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and located at the sprawling biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, USA. The NBACC (pronounced EN-back) is the principal U.S. biodefense research institution engaged in laboratory-based threat assessment and bioforensics. NBACC is an important part of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) also located at Fort Detrick for the US Army, National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture.