Keynote Remarks from US Army Medical Research and Development Command

Dr. Carrie M. Quinn
Deputy to the Commanding General
US Army Medical Research and Development Command

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is the Army’s medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition. The USAMRDC’s expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain the capabilities the Army needs remain ready and lethal on the battlefield.

Ensuring our armed forces remain in optimal health and are equipped to protect themselves from disease and injury, particularly on the battlefield, is the job of the USAMRDC. The Command is headquartered at Fort Detrick, MD, with 8 subordinate commands located throughout the world.

Six medical research laboratory commands execute the science and technology program to investigate medical solutions for the battlefield with a focus on various areas of biomedical research, including military infectious diseases, combat casualty care, military operational medicine, medical chemical and biological defense, and clinical and rehabilitative medicine. The Command manages a large extramural research program with numerous contracts, grants, and cooperative research and development agreements to provide additional science and technology capabilities from leading academic, private industry, and other government organizations.

Two additional commands focus on medical materiel advanced development and medical research and development contracting.

The Command is staffed with highly qualified scientists, program managers, acquisition experts, and support personnel. The critical expertise in these areas ensures we have the medical capabilities the Army needs to fight and win on the battlefield.

From illness to injury, the USAMRDC is the only organization solely focused on research and development to address the military’s unique medical readiness requirements.

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HOSTED BY:

• Office of United States Senator Thom Tillis
• Office of United States Senator Ted Budd
• North Carolina Military Business Center
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center
• Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium

SYMPOSIUM PARTNERS.

• First Flight Venture Center
• UNC System
• North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance (NC-COMP)
• Fort Liberty Research Institute, a program of The Geneva Foundation

WHEN.  September 24-25, 2025

WHERE.   University of North Carolina, The Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

SESSIONS INCLUDE. 

• Enabling the Warfighter: Operational Requirements for Tactical Medicine.  
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Medical Supplies, Equipment and Devices. 
• Operational Data-Driven Decisions Using Wearables.  
• Department of Veterans Affairs One-On-One Meetings. 
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Medical Services and Staffing. 
• Medical Research & Development: Transitioning Dual-Use Technologies to DoD and VA. 
• Business Opportunities with DoD and VA: Pharmaceutical and Pharma Supply Chain. 
• Medical Research and Development: Opportunities to Connect with Warfighters and Veterans. 

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