The White House representatives and leaders from the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) join the Phlow team during a site visit at Phlow Corp's new state-of-the-art manufacturing ecosystem that makes the key starting materials (KSMs), active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and finished dose forms (FDFs) for 15 medicines of critical importance to the U.S. health system.
ASPR-supported research & manufacturing facilities will soon start making 15 medicines of critical importance to the U.S. health system. This week, ASPR senior leaders and White House representatives visited a new manufacturing ecosystem, located here in the U.S. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...
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Shown in photo (left to right): Matthew Humbard, Gus Martir, John Knox, Jyrki Taiminen and Arlene Joyner
A new production facility for Carbon Black, the raw material used to make pipette tips, opened its doors in North Carolina. ASPR has invested $80 million in Premix Oy, Inc.βs efforts to expand domestic production of Carbon Black, creating 40 new jobs. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...
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Todayβs clinicians face a complicated landscape of health security threats. Join us for the next Clinical Readiness Rounds as we share how clinicians can treat injuries resulting from new weapons that produce unfamiliar injury patterns.
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HHS Secretary Kennedy and HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Knox at a briefing by ASPR on the 2025 hurricane season.
HHS Secretary's Operations Center
HHS Secretary's Operations Center
Hurricanes are unpredictable β but ASPRβs response is not. With hurricane season underway, we briefed HHS Secretary Kennedy on our operational readiness for the 2025 hurricane season and the support we are prepared to provide to hard-hit communities before, during, and after the storms.
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Agenda now online! ASPR Industry Roundtable: Reducing U.S. Dependence on Foreign-sourced Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Key Starting Materials (KSM), and Finished Dosage Forms (FDFs).
ASPRβs Industry Roundtable on Domestic Manufacturing of APIs/KSMs/FDFs agenda is here! See whatβs in store for attendees: discussion topics, breakout sessions, and presentation subjects. Register today to attend on June 24 in DC: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRIndustry...
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Did You Know? The Strategic National Stockpile offers training support to partners for Emergency Preparedness.
The Strategic National Stockpile provides training & exercises to prepare partners for public health emergencies. Build skills to protect your community. Learn more: aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/co... #Preparedness #StockpileInfo
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IV fluid shortages could become a thing of the past thanks to development of a point-of-care sterile saline manufacturing system. This fall, two sites will show how well this system works.
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YouTube video by HHS Preparedness and Response
HHS Celebrates the Arrival of the Nation's First Portable Biocontainment Unit
Watch as HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox provides an overview of HHS's new Portable Biocontainment Unit.
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John Knox at fire station
John Knox during a response mission with the LA Fire Department
John Knox in fire truck.
John Knox and team putting out fire.
In the latest edition of the ASPR blog, HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox shares his vision for a more practical, adaptive, and effective approach to disaster preparedness.
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Itβs EMS Week, and we're sending a huge THANK YOU to the first responders who show up when it matters most. Youβve got the skills and the heart. All of us at NDMS respect and appreciate you.
#EMSWeek #FirstResponders
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Register Today! ASPR Industry Roundtable on Domestic Manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Key Starting Materials, and Finished Dosing Forms. ASPR. Learn More: ASPR.HHS.gov/IndustryRoundtable. Date June 24. 2025. Location: Washington, DC.
Registration is OPEN for ASPRβs Industry Roundtable on Domestic Manufacturing of API/KSM/FDF on June 24 in DC. Seating is limited. First-come, first-served. Register now: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRIndustry...
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How can EMS providers respond more effectively to disasters, address behavioral health, and improve EMS provider safety? Check out these 5 resources from ASPR TRACIE to learn how EMS providers can keep themselves and their patients safe: aspr.hhs.gov/ASPRBlog/Pag... #EMSWeek
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Today, ASPR provided medical support at the 44th Annual Peace Officersβ Memorial. Go behind-the-scenes with Josh from ASPR SPEAR (Special Purpose Emergency Augmentation Resource) as he explains how we get ready for the event.
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Partner using Equip-A-Pharma equipment.
Partner using Equip-A-Pharma equipment.
Equip-A-Pharma Equipment
Equip-A-Pharma equipment
Weβre aiming to revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing in the U.S. using AI, machine learning & informatics to making essential medicines onsite at U.S. health care facilities or other points of need.
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From left to right, photo of Jonathan Greene, John Knox, and Nikki Bratcher-Bowman at the a 2025 table top exercise (TTX).
Before disaster strikes, ASPR conducts exercises to ensure we are prepared. HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Knox & other senior staff took part in an ASPR-led exercise focused on responding to no-notice events, National Special Security Events & natural disasters.
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In 2024, Medical Reserve Corps Units contributed approximately 20,000 volunteer hours as part of hurricane and storm response efforts. During Hurricane Preparedness Week, connect with your area MRC unit and find out how you can work together to make your community better prepared.
Hurricane season is around the corner. Last year, Medical Reserve Corps units did outstanding work helping communities respond to hurricanes. Now is the time to connect and collaborate with your local
Medical Reserve Corps unit. Learn more and find your local unit. bit.ly/3yTRn0w
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HHS/ASPR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Knox provides briefing.
HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) prepares for hurricane exercise in advance of hurricane season.
HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) prepares for hurricane exercise in advance of hurricane season.
HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) prepares for hurricane exercise in advance of hurricane season.
As hurricane season approaches, ASPR is gearing up for tomorrowβs exercise to test our hurricane deployment capabilities. Take a look behind-the-scenes as ASPR prepares for the exercise.
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ASPR's investment during 1st Trump Administration is paying health security dividends today. A new partnership between ApiJect and Amneal Pharmaceuticals is strengthening domestic manufacturing of sterile injectables while creating jobs here in the U.S.
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National Hurricane Preparedness Week. ASPR TRACIE Hurricane Resources.
Hurricane season starts in just a few weeks! Use ASPR TRACIEβs hurricane resources to help your hospital or healthcare facility prepare for floods, evacuations, utility outages, and more. Start updating your plans today!
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Promotional graphic for an upcoming webinar titled 'Key Clinical Readiness Skills for Everyone in the Health Care Workforce' scheduled for May 6, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET, hosted by HHS/ASPR Project ECHO Virtual Clinical Readiness Rounds.
Healthcare workers need key skills to respond to threats effectively. These skills save lives and protect staff. In the next #ClinicalReadinessRounds, speakers will share six essential clinical readiness skills.
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Responder from ASPR's National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) demonstrate and test equipment prior to President's address to the joint session of Congress.
HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox participates in briefing in the HHS Secretary's Operations Center prior to the President's address to the joint session of Congress.
HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox participates in briefing in the HHS Secretary's Operations Center prior to the President's address to the joint session of Congress.
Responder from ASPR's National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) demonstrate and test equipment prior to President's address to the joint session of Congress.
Preparing to provide medical support in the event of an emergency during a National Security Special Event takes coordination from the entire ASPR team. Take a look behind-the-scenes as our team prepared for the Presidentβs address to Congress earlier this month.
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In response to the recent airline collision near Washington Reagan National Airport, ASPR has deployed fatality management experts along with regional personnel. Find out how we are supporting the local response to this tragic accident: aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...
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Graphic with the following text and a picture of a pharmacist: Now Open in California. Emergency Prescription Assistance Program. 855-793-7470. 800-876-1089 (TTY). ASPR.HHS.gov/EPAP. HHS and ASPR logos.
Uninsured California residents impacted by the #LAfires can replace a 30-day supply of certain prescription medications, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies through the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program. aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pag...
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Welcome to Bluesky @bardagov.bsky.social!
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Hello Bluesky! Follow us to learn how we can work together to improve the nationβs public health emergency preparedness and response; develop, manufacture, and distribute emergency medical countermeasures; improve U.S. public health supply chains; and more. β―aspr.hhs.gov/Pages/Home.a...
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