Annapolis Capital Punishment

And it's a big one--to the tune of tens of millions of dollars and it's right here in the newly opened Park Place on West Street no less! Pharmathene, a firm that describes itself as a "biodefense company developing and commercializing medical products to counter biological and chemical weapons" just received a contract from the federal government worth nearly $90 million. The company also owns a 160 acre facility near Montreal.

According to enews2.0, Pharmathene along with Emergent BioSolutions of Rockville have emerged as the leading rivals to develop defenses against Anthrax.

Learn about Pharmathene at pharmathene and see the enews2.0 article at Anthrax


On a national scale, this news is clearly related to the goal of producing a national stockpile of Anthrax vaccine, while on the local level it is another example of the huge role that federal dollars, bio-tech and the growing national security-military-industrial-police state are combining to prop up our economy. I smell lots of high-paid jobs....but for some odd reason, their email address is not conspicuously posted on their web-site, nor is contact information for a press or corporate relations officer.


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