The mission of ASPR is to save lives and protect Americans from 21st century health security threats. To help us achieve our mission, we have established unique partnerships with industry that create solutions for the American people. Within ASPR, the Biomedical Applied Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has worked with more than 300 partners to advance the research and development, acquisition, and manufacturing of medical countermeasures – vaccines, drugs, therapeutics, devices, diagnostic tools, and non-pharmaceutical products needed to combat health security threats. By working together, we have earned ¬– as of last week ¬¬– our 50th and 51st U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, licensure or clearance for products that address some of our nation’s most challenging health security threats.