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Emergent BioSolutions

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

CBRN DefenseDual-use
Prime Contractor, Contract Manufacturer
Profile last updated: August 11, 2026

About

Emergent BioSolutions is a defense prime contractor based in Gaithersburg, United States working in cbrn defense.

Emergent BioSolutions is a public health company that develops, manufactures and supplies medical countermeasures for national security and public health preparedness. Its portfolio includes vaccines, antitoxins and antivirals against biological threats such as anthrax, smallpox, mpox, botulism and Ebola, much of it procured by the U.S. government and supported by BARDA and NIAID. The company also sells commercial products for opioid overdose, including naloxone nasal spray, and runs medical education, research and charitable giving programmes. Its headquarters are in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with manufacturing sites in Lansing, Michigan, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Canton, Massachusetts, and offices in Plymouth Meeting, Washington DC, Toronto, Dublin and London.

Location

Gaithersburg, United States

Company type

Public company

Focus areas

biodefensemedical countermeasuresanthraxsmallpoxbotulismpublic health preparednessvaccinesopioid overdose

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

CBRN Defense

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorContract Manufacturer

What they offer

Manufacturing Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

BioThrax

Anthrax vaccine

FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine, the first multi-year U.S. government contract product.

CYFENDUS

Anthrax vaccine

Anthrax vaccine developed under funding from BARDA and NIAID, FDA approved.

ACAM2000

Smallpox and mpox vaccine

Live smallpox vaccine acquired by Emergent.

TEMBEXA

Smallpox antiviral

Smallpox treatment acquired by Emergent.

BAT

Botulism antitoxin

Botulism antitoxin supported under U.S. biodefense contracts.

Anthrasil

Anthrax immune globulin

Anthrax treatment product in Emergent's countermeasure portfolio.

raxibacumab

Anthrax antitoxin

Monoclonal antibody for inhalational anthrax, acquired by Emergent.

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

U.S. governmentBiomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

People

Management & team (2)

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