Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS)
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence Led by Texas A&M
What we do
The Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS) Center strengthens national security by advancing research and developing technologies and capabilities in biosurveillance, biological threat detection, characterization, and mitigation. These efforts support border security and lawful trade and travel while reducing risks to public health, agriculture, and the U.S. economy, as well as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations.
CBTS is a DHS Center of Excellence located within Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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CBTS researches and develops solutions to counter known and unknown threats to the nation’s people, agriculture, and supply chains.