| BioDefense is the preparation for - Civil, Medical and/or Military action to Deter, Prevent or
Identify a Bioterrorist Event.
Having identified the proactive prevention of Bio-terrorist activities through analysis and detection as the primary opportunity on the BioDefense market, Alert B&CTM is focusing on the following major segments in providing its customized solutions:
- Large cities with more than 1 m inhabitants, being threatened by terrorist attacks (31 urban centers in Europe, 11 in North America and 163 in Asia);
- International airports with several million travelers per day, being a main hub for the traffic of causal agents (674 international airports in Europe, 442 in North America and 366 in Asia);
- Major cargo ports with several million container movements per year out of which less than 4% can be inspected today, due to the lack of equipment and resources (195 major cargo ports in Europe, 40 in North America and 103 in Asia)
- Major service providers to millions of individuals on a daily basis such as dams, water purification plants, rail and subway systems, airplanes, government buildings, city landmarks
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