Dr. Arnaud AVRIL is a project manager for the French Armed-Forces Biomedical Research Institute. He has a PhD in biotechnology applied to antibodies discovery from the Grenoble University. He is the deputy director of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, which developed prophylaxis, therapy, detection and diagnostic tools. He is the head the antibody discovery team. This team developed recombinant antibodies against rare diseases for biodefense. He contributed to the development of several antibodies neutralizing botulinum neurotoxins, anthrax, ricin and orthopoxvirus. He also contributed to the development of immuno-diagnostic assays for the rapid, convenient and cheap detection of biological agents, for armed forces, first responders and medical staff.