AFCEAÂ October 11, 2022
Globally, governments and industry are recognizing the promise that the biological sciences can offer, but it is also critical to recognize the evolving perils such innovation can entail. Looking toward this future, over the past five years, IARPA has launched 10 new bio-focused programs including the Finding Engineering Linked Indicators (FELIX) program, which contributed to the first IC public statement that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was not genetically engineered as well as the Molecular Information Storage (MIST) program, which is pursuing new ways of using biology for scalable data storage. IARPA is situated to empower the entire IC to do its work better and more efficiently by pursuing the most difficult challenges the IC faces, but it can only be successful if it clearly defines its own needs and interests…read more.