Industry Day: Convergence

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is hosting an Industry Day for the Convergence program on August 20, 2026, at the DARPA Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia. This initiative aims to establish an open-architecture pipeline for the design, development, and operation of deployable environmental biological sensors specifically targeting priority Department of War chemical threat agents. The program focuses on enabling standoff detection and identification while ensuring that biosensors are designed and tested to withstand the rigorous demands of Defense lifecycle operational environments. A primary goal of the Convergence program is to create composable biosensor design approaches and an industrial pipeline that allows for the rapid development and fielding of new sensors to counter emerging threats. This forecast is categorized under NAICS code 541715. Registration for the event closed on August 12, 2026.