The Interministerial CBRN R&D program was entrusted by the French government to the CEA in 2025
The activities, conducted with numerous academic partners, focus primarily on the development of innovative technologies in the fields of detection, identification, diagnosis, medical countermeasures, and decontamination against CBRN agents. 

The CEA manages this research (Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale from 1 to 5) with the ongoing aim of finding industrial partners for proven laboratory prototypes and meeting the needs of end users.

To date, more than seventeen projects have resulted in technology transfer to French industrial partners or laboratories.

The interministerial R&D program for CBRNE is extended and complemented by a set of collaborative actions, carried out at the national level (ANR) or European level (FP7 then H2020).