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Implant Sciences 2015 Winner GSN 2015 DIGITAL YEARBOOK OF HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS Physical Security Products and Solutions DETECTION PRODUCTS Awards Category: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Best Explosive Detection Product or Solution Name of Nominated Product, Service, or Program: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– QS-B220 Reason this entry deserves to win: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Best Explosives Detection Solution: Implant Sciences QS-B220 Explosives Trace Detector One way to judge a product is to observe who steps up to buy it. At the completion of a series of rigorous and highly competitive tests, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and ten European nations have committed tens of millions of dollars to one particular explosive trace detection (ETD) product, Implant Sciences’ QS-B220. The TSA, considered the leading ETD evaluation agency in the world, qualified the QS-B220 for passenger and baggage screening in August of 2014, calling it “the new gold standard in trace detection.” In October, 2014, the QS-B220 became the first system to pass the European Union’s stringent laboratory testing protocol. These certifications, based on the unique capabilities of the Implant Sciences technology platform, quickly led to a number of large contracts. The TSA issued an exclusive ID/IQ (basically an open purchase order) to Implant Sciences for $162 million, followed by an initial order for 1170 units. These units are being deployed at airports throughout the U. S. The Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Austria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Cyprus and Poland are ECAC countries that have selected the QS-B220 to date. Nations across the globe have become particularly concerned about ISIS and other radical groups, who kill and maim indiscriminately. One of their favorite techniques is to find holes in a country’s aviation systems, and exploit them. The downing of a Russian airline with 224 passengers aboard is the most recent example, 96
though not the only one. The hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and Iraq pose another threat – most refugees want a better life; some are allied with ISIS and Al Qaeda. No one at this point can tell the difference. Yet another threat is “homegrown” terrorists, individuals raised in the West but loyal to radical groups. Militants have carried out many attacks, including the marathon bombing in Boston. Some 3700 soldiers from Western countries, including at least 180 from the U.S., have served in Iraq and Syria, and the threat is, they will bring their ideology and terror tactics back to their home countries. The TSA and EU selected Implant Sciences’ technology to help counter the threats. The QS-B220 provides fast, accurate real-time detection of trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial and homemade explosives, as well as drugs, featuring lower total cost of operation. The system is easy to use, with intuitive controls that eliminate or reduce training requirements. A patented automatic internal calibration system eliminates the need for manual calibration using costly disposable materials, and its small footprint is well suited to crowded security checkpoints. Unlike some competing systems, its low false alarm rate keeps airport operations on track. Implant Sciences’ QS-B220 has won Government Security News’ Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution” in 2013 and 2014, a judgment clearly confirmed by the TSA and European authorities who have selected the company’s system as the best way to protect people and property from the threat of terrorism. Link to Web Page of Nominated Organization: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– www.implantsciences.com Link to additional information on product, service or program, with brief description: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Implant Sciences’ QS-B220 has won Government Security News’ Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution” in 2013 and 2014, a judgment clearly confirmed by the TSA and European authorities who have selected the company’s system as the best way to protect people and property from the threat of terrorism. Additional relevant information is available at: http://www.implantsciences.com/technology/ overview Name and organization of nominating contact for this entry, including name, title, organization: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bob Liscouski, Presdident Implant Sciences Corporation Nominating contact’s office telephone and cell phone: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– office: (978) 752-1700 cell: (703) 407-9437 Nominating contact’s email address: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– rliscouski@implantsciences.com http://www.implantsciences.com/technology/overview/ http://www.implantsciences.com/products/desktopexplosives-drugs-trace-detector/ http://www.implantsciences.com/technology/patents/ 97
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