ASPR Program Office for Innovation and Industrial
Base Expansion (IBx)
Strengthening and expanding the U.S. public health industrial
base and delivering innovative solutions to counter health security threats
The ASPR Program Office for Innovation and Industrial Base Expansion
(IBx) was established to coordinate strategic industrial base expansion
and innovation efforts across ASPR, federal partners, academia, and the
private sector to bring novel solutions and practices for response and recovery
operations to life.
The COVID-19 pandemic made it abundantly clear how important a robust
and resilient public health industrial base is to ensure the health and
security of the United States. During the current pandemic response, multiple
challenges needed to be overcome, including addressing critical deficiencies
with personal protective equipment, pharmaceuticals, therapeutics, and vaccine
supply chains.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for these critical public
health industrial investments at a scale never seen before in the United
States. In the last year, we gained a heightened understanding of our vulnerabilities
and were forced to rethink our approach to the medical supply chain. To
address these vulnerabilities, IBx is focused on expanding, securing, and
building resiliency across the entire public health and medical industrial
base.