UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF BIO-DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS
Americans working together to make quality Bio-Defense products to
protect our families and our country.
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF BIO-DEFENSE MANUFACTURES
Americans working together to make quality Bio-Defense products to protect our families and our country.
WHEN WE RELY ON FOREIGN MADE MADE BIO-DEFENSE PRODUCTS WE PUT AMERICANS AT RISK
67,000
2020 - China financed 67,000 new PPE producers and distributors.
85%
U.S. imports 85% of masks from China & ironically 98.9% of U.S. flags.
up to
70%
Up to 70% of imported respirators found defective by the CDC.
2/3
Two thirds of U.S. front-line workers experienced PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
54
March, 2020 - 54 governments including China imposed restrictions on exports of masks to the U.S. - even those made by U.S. companies such as 3M.
ONSHORING
BIO-DEFENSIVE PRODUCTION IS A MATTER OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
The mission of the United States Association of Bio-Defense Manufacturers - USABDM is to ensure a vibrant and sustainable local manufacturing industry for critical Bio-Defense products needed to keep America safe.
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, WE ARE
WORKING TO
Advocate for legislation to enable sustainable U.S. production
Establish an EB-5 investment fund to finance new production lines
Interface with the FDA & CDC to help new American companies enter the market
Establishing Purchasing & Distribution groups so smaller producers can compete globally
R&D lab to develop new technologies and provide expedited testing for new PPE product lines
Provide Public Relations services tailored to industry needs
Bio-Defense News
China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next
BEIJING — Alarmed at China’s stranglehold over supplies of masks, gowns, test kits and other front-line weapons for battling the coronavirus, countries around the world have set up
People across the US have relied on KN95 face masks for protection.
A box of N95 surgical face masks on April 03, 2020 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. During the pandemic, the FDA has granted emergency-use orders
China More Dominant Than Ever In Covid-Related ‘PPE’ — And U.S. Flags
China is now accounting for more than 85% of all U.S. imports in the category dominated by N-95 respirators, disposable and non-disposable face masks, surgical