Research lab · United States

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)

HQ Aberdeen Proving Ground201-500 employeesUpdated Oct 18, 2026

USAMRICD is the Army medical research institute focused on medical chemical defense and chemical casualty care.

Research lab CBRN defense and security screening

Key facts

Type: Research lab
HQ: Aberdeen Proving Ground
Employees: 201-500
Facilities: 1
As of: Oct 18, 2026
Sources: 4

About

USAMRICD is the Army medical research institute focused on medical chemical defense and chemical casualty care. Its work includes medical countermeasures, toxicology, clinical laboratory science, and training to prepare military personnel and health responders for chemical threats. The institute is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and is part of the Army medical research enterprise under DHA Research & Development / USAMRDC. The profile covers the parent institute, not its individual research branches or training activities. This directory profile covers the parent organization; sub-laboratories, research programs, and other installations are not separately enumerated here.

Institution and Contracts

Institution: Government research laboratory
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense
Operator: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)

Capabilities1

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
CBRN defense and security screening	Researcher	—	—	The cited official source identifies this topic in the organization’s research or capability portfolio; no technology maturity inferred.	Confirmed

CBRN defense and security screening
Researcher
The cited official source identifies this topic in the organization’s research or capability portfolio; no technology maturity inferred.
—Confirmed

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

Facilities
Facility	Kind	Location	Status	Confidence
USAMRICD, Aberdeen Proving Ground	Lab	Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States	Operating	Confirmed

USAMRICD, Aberdeen Proving Ground
Lab · Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States
Operating
Confirmed

Hiring Observations

Official careers / federal employment destination ↗

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Sources4

Profile3

1
Government recordU.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) official site
Supports Organization
2
DatabaseUSAMRICD company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
3
Government recordOfficial careers / federal employment page
Supports Organization

Technologies1

4
Government recordUSAMRDC USAMRICD
U.S. Government · Supports Facility · city, Organization, Organization · description, Organization technology · technology
“laboratories located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland”

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