Malmö, Sweden | September 30-October 2
The 15th CBRNe Protection Symposium is a critical platform for advancing the global understanding and capabilities in CBRNe protection, fostering collaboration, and showcasing the latest innovations in the field. The symposium is known for its scientifically comprehensive program, featuring cutting-edge research and technology across multiple domains. Presentations are often organized into four main tracks of Innovation, Detection, Resilience, and Management.
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Witness our groundbreaking technology and how it’s revolutionizing chemical threat detection for those on the front lines of CBRN operations.
Speaking Sessions
Outclassing Emerging Threats with Emerging Technology
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The term “emerging threats” is used to define relatively new chemical substances such as fourth generation agents (FGAs) and pharmaceutical based agents (PBAs) which are extremely toxic at trace levels and have the capacity to be used for chemical attacks. Following the lethal use of an FGA in Salisbury, UK in 2018, the US Department of Health and Human Services published a safety awareness bulletin for on-scene responders about FGAs which noted that hazmat teams have limited detection capabilities for these substances. Indeed, their complexity requires an emerging detection approach which can identify an agent by name when needed to drive decon considerations (for FGAs) but also classify an agent by type when thousands of novel analogs can exist and evade a library-based approach (for PBAs). Learn how chemical agents have evolved since WWI into the FGAs and PBAs of today and how handheld mass spectrometry addresses the field detection problem using a combination of targeted libraries to identify threats by name and broader classification algorithms to detect threats which have been newly synthesized. Hands-on exercises will be conducted to illustrate scenarios such as trace residue detection on contaminated surfaces and post-event decon verification.
From Detection to Decision: Identifying and Quantifying Gases and Vapors During CBRNE Incidents with FTIR
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Advancements in handheld Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) technology have made it possible to identify and quantify hazardous gases and vapors in real time—directly in the field. This session explores how handheld FTIR empowers hazmat teams and CBRNE responders to rapidly detect chemical threats, enhance decision-making, and reduce response times, even in complex and dynamic environments. Attendees will gain insight into the practical capabilities of this technology, tips for optimizing accuracy, and strategies for integrating handheld FTIR into existing response workflows. Learn how this portable tool can elevate situational awareness, improve safety, and support more informed actions during chemical incidents.