WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today it has sold over $600,000 worth of its QS-B220 and QS-H150 explosives trace detectors (ETDs) to customers across five different continents. The handheld and desktop ETDs, which offer the benefit of not using a radioactive source, have been sold to customers in Europe, Africa, the U.S., Asia, and Latin America. The systems will be deployed in a broad range applications, including aviation security, military and defense, police protection, as well as critical infrastructure protection for embassies and for oil and gas facilities.
“Implant Sciences’ products meet a broad range of security needs, providing excellent detection accuracy, ease of use, low total cost of ownership, faster screening and less down time. These competitive advantages are winning over customers around the world,” stated Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Implant Sciences, Dr. Darryl Jones.
“Our footprint for our installed base of customers has built a presence for us on nearly every continent. Implant Sciences is building its sales and its customer base in the most admirable way, by word of mouth based on the stellar reputation of our products, sales and service,” commented Implant Sciences President and CEO Glenn D. Bolduc. “We’re proud to deliver next-generation ETDs that are being widely adopted by security providers.”
About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector
The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. With significantly lower maintenance requirements than competing systems, the QS-B220 can be deployed for a much lower total cost of ownership than other approved products. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.
About the QS-H150 Handheld Explosives Trace Detector
The QS-H150 utilizes Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, providing fast, accurate detection of trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. Built with no radioactive materials and featuring a low-maintenance, self-calibrating, and self-clearing design, the QS-H150 provides very high levels of operational availability. The QS-H150 has been proven to perform well in a wide variety of temperatures and challenging environments, from humid jungles to dry, sand swept deserts.
About Implant Sciences
Implant Sciences is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences’ QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA qualification for air cargo screening, the Company’s QS-B220 has also received STAC certification, a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act), and the GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution.” For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.implantsciences.com.
