Dr. Anthony J. Policastro Brings 37 Years of Critical Infrastructure Security and Protection Experience with Argonne National Laboratory New port, RI, 12 August 2008 – Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces the appointment of Dr. Anthony J. Policastro as Chief Scientist of its PROTECT Solutions team. Since 1997, Dr. […]

QRSciences Holdings Limited (QRSNY)(ASX: QRS), (“Holdings”) wholly owned U.S. subsidiary QRSciences Corporation, (“QRSciences”) has exercised its option to acquire the remaining shares of Spectrum San Diego, Inc. (“Spectrum”) for approximately US$9.32 million. Spectrum has two products which are being sold currently and a third which is in late stage development. CastScope uses backscatter imaging to […]

FY08 Security Division Unit Sales Expected To Double WAKEFIELD, Mass.–Implant Sciences Corporation (AMEX: IMX – News), a high technology supplier of sophisticated systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today provided an update on its “Corporate Reinvention Plan” to position the Company as a leader in the security, safety and defense […]

M4 JCAD to be used by All Military Branches in a Variety of Situations EDGEWOOD, Md.–Smiths Detection today announced that its military division has been awarded an additional $28.5 Million contract to supply the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with advanced lightweight detectors under its Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program. The latest order takes […]

AS&E’s Parcel and Mobile Cargo Inspection Products and Services are Certified as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security BILLERICA, Mass.–American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E®), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection solutions, announced today that it has received SAFETY (Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology) Act Certification […]

Increased Opportunities for Sales to Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies; Expected to Reduce Contracting Time WAKEFIELD, Mass.–Implant Sciences Corporation (AMEX: IMX – News), a high technology supplier of sophisticated systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the General Services Administration (“GSA”) has awarded the Company a GSA Schedule […]

Work On This Contract From Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Could Enable New Military and Commercial Applications of CombiMatrix Technology and Products MUKILTEO, Wash., Aug. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM:CBMX – News) announced today that it has received a new contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to initiate a […]

Highly-Portable SABRE 4000s Enabling AMTRAK to Rapidly and Non-Intrusively Screen Passengers and Carry-on Baggage for Explosives PINE BROOK, N.J.–Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces AMTRAK has purchased additional SABRE 4000 advanced explosives detection systems to expand its capability for rapid, non-intrusive screening of passengers, trains and stations. Using proven […]

WASHINGTON–ICx Technologies™ (NASDAQ:ICXT – News), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today the release of Stride™ Radionuclide Detection and Identification Systems. Stride Systems are designed to automatically screen people, luggage and packages at critical checkpoints, as well as entries into facilities, to detect the covert movement […]

U.S. Genomics today announced the award of a $9.1 million contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. The Phase IIIX contract under the Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors (BAND) program will enable U.S. Genomics to continue development, testing and optimization of the company’s sophisticated biological sensor for the detection of […]