Mobile Labs & Patient Transport
Deployable platforms that support rapid response and global health
Field-Ready Mobile and Containment Platforms
MRIGlobal has decades of expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting mobile laboratories that provide rapid, field-ready capabilities for hazardous chemical and biological threat identification and emergency response, as well as containment units for use in transporting infectious disease patients to receive medical care. Deployment of these platforms enables timely response and operational continuity in remote, austere, or high-risk environments. These mission-ready solutions can improve response speed, enhance operational flexibility, and support critical public health and national security objectives.
On-site Analysis and Patient Transport
On-site Ebola Lab Operations
Designed, deployed, and staffed two mobile labs in West Africa during 2014-15 Ebola outbreak.
Hazard Identification
Provide rapid on-site identification and characterization of hazards, supporting timely risk assessment and informed response decisions.
Flyable Patient Transport
Developed flyable biocontainment for patient transport in response to 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and was later used in COVID-19 patient transport.
Portable Biocontainment Unit (PBCU)
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Containerized Biocontainment System (CBCS)
Learn About CBCSLatest from the blog
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MRIGlobal Proud to Serve as Prime Contractor for Portable Biocontainment Unit
Kansas City, Mo.: (June 26, 2025) – MRIGlobal is proud to have served as prime contractor on development of two new Portable Biocontainment Units (PBCU), which were unveiled in May 2025 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The […]
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10 Years Since the West Africa Ebola Outbreak
Just over 10 years ago, in March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea. The identification of these early cases marked the beginning of the West Africa Ebola outbreak, the largest in history. While infectious diseases like Ebola aren’t new, where, […]
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Engineering Product and Technology Advancement
38,000 Square Feet – Nearly an Acre – That’s the size of the engineering services space at our North Kansas City facility. Only eight miles from our Kansas City headquarters, clients seek us out to design, build, test and evaluate, and continuously advance products and technologies that improve national defense and global health. Large Space […]
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