H.H. Chartrand
April 2002
Exhibit 2
|
Development Areas |
Biotechnology |
Investment Priority |
Time Frame |
Commercial Interest |
|
Assay Analysis |
Microfabrication/microfluidics Affinity reagents |
medium medium |
midterm midterm |
high high |
|
Detection Methods |
Optical detectors Detector arrays of affinity molecules; DNA chips;
protein chips |
low medium |
midterm midterm |
high high |
|
Protein-Based Devices |
Optical-holographic high-density
memories Three-dimensional volumetric
memories Associative memories and
processors Artificial retinas Pattern-recognition systems Spatial light modulators |
low high medium low medium low |
midterm midterm midterm midterm midterm near
term |
medium low medium low low low |
|
Biocomputing |
Biological models DNA computers |
medium low |
far term far
term |
low low |
|
Biomolecular Hybrid
Devices |
DNA-based optical-signal
processing Bimolecular diodes |
low |
midterm |
medium |
|
Tissue Engineering |
Cartilage repair and
replacement Neural bridging Self-replicating systems Stem cells Synthetic biomaterials Portable, artificial, assisting
devices |
medium low high medium low low |
midterm far term far term far term far term far
term |
high medium medium high medium high |
|
Bioinspired & Hybrid
Materials |
Biologically produced
materials Biomineralization: organic/inorganic
nanocomposites Hierarchical systems:
biocomposites |
medium low medium |
far term far term midterm |
medium medium medium |
|
Miniturization
Technologies |
Microreaction technologies MEMS-based microfluidic
systems Biochip architectures Biological nanotechnology |
low medium low medium |
midterm midterm midterm midterm |
high high high high |
|
Functional Foods |
Genetically engineered foods Edible vaccines |
low medium |
near term midterm |
high medium |
|
Biological Sources of
Energy |
Biological photovoltaics |
medium |
midterm |
medium |
|
Renewable Resources |
Renewable fuels Nonmedical specialty products based on engineered
organisms Ecological life-support
systems |
medium low low |
midterm near term midterm |
high medium low |
|
Genoemics &
Proteomics |
Genomics data-gathering
techniques Gene-expression monitoring Protein profiling Biospectroscopics instruments; terahertz
spectroscopy and analysis Vaccine stratification by genomics and
toxicogenomics |
medium medium low low high |
midterm midterm midterm midterm midterm |
high high medium high high |
|
Therapeutic Drugs &
Vaccines |
Small-scale vaccine
production Small-molecule and protein
therapeutics Genomics-based vaccine
developments Shock therapeutics |
high low high high |
midterm midterm midterm midterm |
low high high medium |
|
Drug Delivery |
Biocapsules Implantable antidotes Somatic gene therapy |
low medium low |
midterm midterm far
term |
high medium high |
COBFAA, Opportunities in
Biotechnology for Future Army Applications, National Academy Press, http://books.nap.edu/books/0309075556/html/index.html,
2001/06/20, p. 5.